ENGL 387 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Roald Dahl, Red Riding, Bread Crumbs
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19th century = fairy tales seen for children. 16th or 17th century = fairy tales were not given to children - desire to not stimulate their imagination. 19th century takes out the sex, 20th century takes out the violence. Each version of a fairy tale portrays the culture of that time. If people think of a fairy tale, they"re more likely to picture the disney version. Short (not usually the length of a novel) Characters and situations were based on feudal culture (more medieval) Old stories, originally orally transmitted, now recorded in print with some recording is differently. Stories are generally collected by men, some revise stories to make the princess passive. Allegories to deal with heavy stuff (death, family, sexual) Good characters are rewarded in the conclusion (sometimes) Life is not presented as fair and justice is meted out. Use of marvellous, especially in those stories labelled folk tale. Fine to use interchangeably in this class!!