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Ariane et Barbe-Bleue : Dukas, the light and the well

1997; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 9; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1017/s0954586700005231

1474-0621

Anya Suschitzky,

Historical and Literary Analyses

Five women have been blinded by the darkness of Bluebeard's castle, each punished for the same fatal curiosity, the same whimsical refusal to obey her husband. Roaming in a vague, useless search for freedom, unable — perhaps unwilling—to find a way of escape, they can no longer remember how long they have been captive, and have even forgotten their vanity. It seems they will wait forever.