Going back to our roots in this jam-packed folklore episode!
We simply couldn't wait any longer (or at least Wyatt couldn't). We discuss three relatively obscure variants of "Snow White," including Johann Karl August Musäus's "Richilde" from 1782, "The Beautiful Daughter," an oral folktale from West Africa, and Aleksandar Pushkin's 1833 poem, "The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights." Join us, won't you?
References:
Davies, R., et al. “Thou, Thee, and Archaic Grammar.” AUE, https://www.alt-usage-english.org/pronoun_paradigms.html.
“Fetichism in West Africa: Chapter XVII: Fetich in Folk-Lore.” Sacred Texts, https://www.sacred-texts.com/afr/fiwa/fiwa19.htm.
“Fetichism-or Fetishism.” McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia Online, https://www.biblicalcyclopedia.com/F/fetichism-or-fetishism.html.
Miklouho-Maclay Foundation. “The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights.” YouTube, 30 Jan. 2021, https://youtu.be/f7vmkGD9qVU.
nike. “‘Richilde' by Johann Karl August Musäus (As Translated By William Thomas Beckford).” Perilous Adventures, 6 Mar. 2017, https://www.perilousadventures.net/blog/?p=2288.
McRichard, Richie. “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Live - Original Cast Album.” YouTube, 19 Jan. 2020, https://youtu.be/SEMHJYJ1qMI.