GER 1791 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Giambattista Basile, Fairy Tale, Pentamerone
23 Jan 2019
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Folklore scholars have identified over 700 versions. Elements of the tale appear in stories that date back millennia. Different approaches to analyze folktale structural (common elements) tropes, motifs, patterns anthropological (reflection of customs or rituals) Giambattista basile, the tale of tales/pentamerone, the cat cinderella . 6th tale of the first day in the pentamerone. Story of zezolla, who schemes with governess to remove her 1st step-mother - second step-mother proves even worse (governess) Zezolla is not the long-suffering, good girl of perrault or the grimms. Six step-sisters, magical date tree, fairy, magical transformations (dresses, horses, coaches), lost shoe, king must insist on seeing her. Stepsisters filled with envy --> he is mad who would oppose the stars . Cinderella not punished for early misdeeds, seems to rewarded. Final lines suggest there is no moral order, just fate. Perhaps most familiar version to contemporary audiences. Contains none of violence of basile"s version.
