Fairy Tales and Society

Illusion, Allusion, and Paradigm

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Folklore & Mythology
Cover of the book Fairy Tales and Society by , University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9780812201505
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc. Publication: December 5, 2014
Imprint: University of Pennsylvania Press Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9780812201505
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
Publication: December 5, 2014
Imprint: University of Pennsylvania Press
Language: English

This collection of exemplary essays by internationally recognized scholars examines the fairy tale from historical, folkloristic, literary, and psychoanalytical points of view. For generations of children and adults, fairy tales have encapsulated social values, often through the use of fixed characters and situations, to a far greater extent than any other oral or literary form. In many societies, fairy tales function as a paradigm both for understanding society and for developing individual behavior and personality.

A few of the topics covered in this volume: oral narration in contemporary society; madness and cure in the 1001 Nights; the female voice in folklore and fairy tale; change in narrative form; tests, tasks, and trials in the Grimms' fairy tales; and folklorists as agents of nationalism. The subject of methodology is discussed by Torborg Lundell, Stven Swann Jones, Hans-Jorg Uther, and Anna Tavis.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This collection of exemplary essays by internationally recognized scholars examines the fairy tale from historical, folkloristic, literary, and psychoanalytical points of view. For generations of children and adults, fairy tales have encapsulated social values, often through the use of fixed characters and situations, to a far greater extent than any other oral or literary form. In many societies, fairy tales function as a paradigm both for understanding society and for developing individual behavior and personality.

A few of the topics covered in this volume: oral narration in contemporary society; madness and cure in the 1001 Nights; the female voice in folklore and fairy tale; change in narrative form; tests, tasks, and trials in the Grimms' fairy tales; and folklorists as agents of nationalism. The subject of methodology is discussed by Torborg Lundell, Stven Swann Jones, Hans-Jorg Uther, and Anna Tavis.

More books from University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.

Cover of the book Founding Acts by
Cover of the book Hope in a Jar by
Cover of the book Democracy Disrupted by
Cover of the book True Relations by
Cover of the book Radclyffe Hall by
Cover of the book Clan Cleansing in Somalia by
Cover of the book Mayor by
Cover of the book Town Born by
Cover of the book Islamist Parties and Political Normalization in the Muslim World by
Cover of the book Human Rights Under African Constitutions by
Cover of the book Owning William Shakespeare by
Cover of the book The First Prejudice by
Cover of the book A Brief History of Doom by
Cover of the book Metropolitan Philadelphia by
Cover of the book California Crucible by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy