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Full of fascinating history, generous wit, and intelligent analysis, Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked proves that the story of one young girl's trip through the woods continues to be one of our most compelling modern myths. In Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked, Red appears as seductress, hapless victim, riot grrrrl, femme fatale, and even she-wolf, as Orenstein shows how, through centuries of different guises, the story has served as a barometer of social and sexual mores pertaining to women. Beginning with its first publication as a cautionary tale on the perils of seduction, written in reaction to the licentiousness of the court of Louis XIV, Orenstein traces the many and various lives the tale has lived since then, from its appearance in modern advertisements for cosmetics and automobiles to the inspiration it brought to poets like Anne Sexton and its starring role in pornographic films. In Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked Catherine Orenstein reveals for the first time the intricate sexual politics, moral ambiguities and philosophical underpinnings of Red Riding Hood's epic journey to Grandmother's house-and how, from the nursery on, the story influences our view of the world. If you are a LRRH devotee, this one is a must.Ī young scholar goes to Grandmother's house-and beyond-to uncover the surprisingly complex and contradictory morals we've learned from this seemingly simple folk tale

Orenstein is more journalist than academic so the tone and readability is aimed at a wider audience, too. This book by Orenstein was released in 2002 and is still in print which is impressive for a book about a fairy tale. I don't have an official count, but LRRH definitely is one of the most written about fairy tales and my unofficial, unscientific count gives it more books devoted only to it than any other fairy tale, including Cinderella. Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked: Sex, Morality, And The Evolution Of A Fairy Tale by Catherine Orenstein is one of many books devoted to this popular fairy tale.

Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked by Catherine Orenstein