RUSSIAN 50 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Fairy Tale, Folklore, Dobrynya
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Fairy tale is a type of folktale that contains elements of magic. Fairytale contain elements common to other types of folklore as well; generic setting, stock characters, set phrases and magical elements. Many critics in 1860 felt fairy tale was the best type of literature for children. Russian terms are different (skazka= from verb to tell) Tales could change to fit the situation. Elements of magic side by side with elements of everyday. How folktales and fairytales evolved over time from everyone children. Fairytales have flat characters & usually plot moves through implicit and explicit where they are told not to do something but the character does. Type of transformation (physical -- beast turns into human) or transformation of character. The teller was always present and speaking to an audience and told to share experiences & enlighten. The teller was held in high esteem in the society.
