Once upon a time there was a man who was anything but a Prince Charming. From Narcissus, to Bluebeard, to Henri Landrieu history is peppered with tales of guys who are really bad at relationships, and really, really bad for their partners’ health. What inspired stories of such toxic lovers? Join us this week as we take a look at the relationship cycles of narcissists, the myth that helped define a disorder, the roots of a fairy tale with a truly terrifying bad guy, and the origins of the term, ‘gaslighting’.
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Perrault’s Fairy Tales By Charles Perrault
Tall, Dark and Deadly: The Fairytale Bluebeard as Icon of Evil in Modern Story by Amy Lee Bell
Anthologizing Bluebeard: A Conversation with Miriam Bale
One Bad Husband – The American Scholar
Johann Hoch: The Lady Killer, 50 Possible Victims, 1890-1905 – Historical Crime Detective
Monstrous Arrogance: Husbands Who Choose Murder over Divorce By Cynthia Lewis
DO YOU OR YOUR LOVED ONE HAVE PATHOLOGICAL NARCISSISM DISORDER?
When Life (i.e., True Crime) Imitates Art
HENRI DÉSIRÉ LANDRU: FRANCE’S SEDUCTIVE SERIAL KILLER
Henri Desirie Landru – “Bluebeard”
Who Was the Original Bluebeard?
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