C LIT243 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Wicked Stepmother, Psych, Gesta Romanorum

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Comparative Literature
• Course: C LIT243
• Professor: Braz Albert

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C lit reading notes: r. darnton, (cid:498)peasants tell tales: the meaning of mother goose(cid:499) (tatar (cid:884)(cid:890)(cid:882)-91, main point of this text: Also, given that the folk tales have evolved from oral folklore from centuries ago, written text cannot accurately capture the theatricality that these tales were once told with. The role of the woman as a fairy tale teller strengthens the sympathy between the social category women occupy and the fairy tale. An exchange of knowledge between old and young. Pictures of perils and possibilities that lie ahead. Perrault, the brothers grimm, and the ownership of fairy tales(cid:499) (tatar. The folk (the anonymous group we often view as. Finally, why does the issue of ownership matter at all: nationalistic view. An ethnic or national group sharing common traditions, lore, social or cultural traits. Any group of people whatsoever who share at least once common factor: other views.