ENGB35H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Maria Edgeworth, Red Riding, Electra Complex

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Fairy tales not originally written for children: oral folklore. First written in the 17th century as literary texts in the french court. Perrault: tales told by governesses and grandmothers to little children" (preface: histoire ou contes du temps pass. Avec des moralit s (1697: feminizes oral culture, the boy receives the light of reason in the cover page, while the girls (despite being the focus of these stories) are in the dark. Modern day sleeping beauty + cinderella is perrault"s interpretation. Late 18th century (romantic era), debate begins around whether children should read fairy tales. Maria edgeworth says they do not teach lessons well, that children don"t want to hear stories about themselves. 20th century: psychoanalysis reveals that these stories help children mature by understanding their fundamental anxieties (ex. Reading stories about evil stepmothers will help a child come to terms with their feelings about their mothers.

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