Tag Archives: Charles Perrault

Curling Up with a Good Book

By Robin Bates | Published: February 4, 2017

This Scott Bates is a testimony to the solitary joy of reading.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged "Retiring Candle", Erewhon, Evangelism, Jesus, Lewis Carroll, reading, Samuel Butler, Scott Bates, Thorstein Veblen, Through the Looking Glass, Yevgeny Yevtushenko | Comments closed

Saving Princesses from the Marriage Plot

By Robin Bates | Published: April 16, 2015

Long the target of feminist critiques, the princess story might have some progressive aspects.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Brave, Cinderella, Ella Enchanted, fairy tales, Feminism, Frozen, Gail Carson Levine | Comments closed

Father-Daughter Separation Dramas

By Robin Bates | Published: July 30, 2009

My wonderful daughter-in-law Betsy, in response to one of my posts about father-son relationships, began meditating about father-daughter relationships on her own blog. We agreed that, while the dynamics are different, in one way they are similar: daughters like sons must establish separate identities, a process that is difficult and often involves a struggle. […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged All the Pretty Horses, Cormac McCarthy, Donkey Skin, fathers and daughters, King Lear, separation dramas, William Shakespeare | Comments closed