EN201 Lecture 8: Fairy Tales and Folklore
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Final exam: friday april 8th, 2016 at 7:00pm. Most children throughout the world have a conventionalized notion - that is, a disneyfied" notion - of what a fairy tale is and should be - jack zipes. More complex than they seem with their own narrative forms and conventions. In the oral tradition, folk tales change each time they"re told (and retold) Traditionally, most of these stories were not didactic stories for children but entertainment for adults. In some times and cultures, folk tales were shared orally by illiterate peasants, but they often crossed class lines. The versions available in print and on screen were shaped and written to fit specific cultural norms and priorities. Conflicts and details have been interpreted symbolically for their possible psychological meaning. Psycho-analytical approaches try to demonstrate that fairytales offer opportunities for children to work out unconscious problems (oedipus. Strips down the cinderella story to simple buzzwords (pumpkin, ball, etc. ,)
