HUMA 1780 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Neil Jordan, Jean Cocteau, Upper Class

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Fairy tales are a subset of folk tales. Folk tales: supernatural beings but not deities, magic is usually present. Fairy tales: dealing with young person"s confrontation with strange and magical events. Linguistic cues: lo(cid:374)g ago , happily e(cid:448)er after, o(cid:374)ce upo(cid:374) a ti(cid:373)e . ** look at how linguistic cues relate to creation stories. Fairytales: populated by diminutive beings with supernatural powers. Characteristics: oral stories that were converted to text, seasonal stories during different times or events. Used within a cultural setting: formation of identity to the listener, provide important life guides. Sexuality, gender roles, class, cultural values: didactic/ teaching function. How certain behaviors are punished: most fairy tales are anonymous stories presented in an oral form. Upper class people were the only ones able to afford these texts: many fairytales are cautionary tales. The difference is that in gothic it is the main theme. ** be able to relate the gothic to fairytales.

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