Cinders: A Cinderella Podcast

Looking back on the history of Cinderella, and exploring what may have been the first Cinderella story on record: Ye Xian.

Resources:

Full Ye Xian Text: https://www.slps.org/cms/lib03/MO01001157/Centricity/Domain/4081/Cinderella--Ye%20Xian--China%20ancient%20and%20modern.pdf
Ye Xian on CBS Storybreak: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYvh5QZRKjE
"Asian Origins of Cinderella" by Fay Beauchamp: https://journal.oraltradition.org/wp-content/uploads/files/articles/25ii/10_25.2.pdf
"The Fairy-Tale Girl in Chinese Culture" by Weilin Luo: http://repositorium.uminho.pt/bitstream/1822/64313/1/Weilin%2BLuo.pdf

Music from Uppbeat: 

• https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/dreamin, License code: AKU1ETS8SK7IW3YN
• https://uppbeat.io/t/noxz/lexie, License code: YJSXCBXCOAW3QQLJ

While many classic fairy tales have remained prevalent in popular culture over the centuries, perhaps none have been more ubiquitous than Cinderella and her journey from servant covered in soot to princess with her glass slippers. This podcast will explore the Cinderella fairytale, and how its legacy evolved from its earliest origins in ninth century China, to a Grimm fairytale, a Disney animated film, and now endless adaptations in books, movies, television, music and more.

Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/noxz/lexie

License code: YJSXCBXCOAW3QQLJ