Telling Tales

2017 ◽  
pp. 37-44
Author(s):  
James Gracey
Keyword(s):  
Fairy Tales ◽  
Adolescent Girl ◽  
Fairy Tale ◽  
Narrative Structure ◽  
Social Progress ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Oral Storytelling ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Literary Adaptations

This chapter analyses the fairy tales, folklore, and the art of oral storytelling that are all woven into the very fabric of Neil Jordan's The Company of Wolves. It outlines The Company of Wolves's fragmented narrative structure, which exists within the dreams of a sleeping adolescent girl that is comprised of stories told to her by her Granny. It also talks about how The Company of Wolves plays with the form of the fairy tale and its ideas regarding initiation, redemption, and personal and social progress in order to explore the changes and uncertainties of growing up. This chapter explores Jordan and Carter's process of demythologising culturally constructed notions of gender and identity by retelling the very fairy tales that helped establish such notions. It examines the role played by fairy tales in conditioning communities, and how certain tales were repurposed through literary adaptations to educate and instruct different types of audiences.

scholarly journals Resurrection, revenance, and exhumation: the problematics of the dead body in songs and laments

2011 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 28-54
Author(s):  
Madis Arukask
Keyword(s):  
Human Body ◽  
Fairy Tales ◽  
Fairy Tale ◽  
Field Trips ◽  
Dead Body ◽  
Early Winter ◽  
Late Autumn ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Familiar Environment ◽  
Folk Tradition

Different types of folklore texts differ from each other by their function. We can distinguish between genres meant to be believed (like legend) and genres recognized in advance as fiction (fairy-tale). At the same time, textual fiction may also have served practical purposes—such as the telling of fairy-tales during the late autumn and early winter for purposes of fertility magic—as used to be the case in the Estonian folk tradition. There are folklore genres that have functioned, among other things, as an accompaniment, comment on, or support to rituals or practices being carried out—for instance, an incantation during a cure, or a lament in death-related procedures, when a person must be separated from his familiar environment. The same textual formulae fulfil different tasks in different genres, which means that they also carry a different meaning. The present paper considers some themes related to the bodily aspect of humanity in various genres of folklore, particularly in songs and laments, as well as in practices related to death and commemoration. As expected, the problems connected with the human body have in these genres undergone transformations of meaning, the understanding and interpretation of which may vary considerably. The mater­ial discussed in the article derives mainly from the Balto-Finnic and north Russian cultural area, partly from the author's own experience during his field trips.

Introduction

2017 ◽  
pp. 7-12
Author(s):  
James Gracey
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Fairy Tales ◽  
Adolescent Girl ◽  
Fairy Tale ◽  
Coming Of Age ◽  
Female Gothic ◽  
Neil Jordan ◽  
Adult World

This chapter focuses on The Company of Wolves, as a dark fantasy film about the horrors of the adult world and of adult sexuality glimpsed through the dreams of an adolescent girl. It analyses how The Company of Wolves amalgamates aspects of horror, the Female Gothic, fairy tales, werewolf films and coming-of-age parables. It also illustrates how The Company of Wolves is drenched in atmosphere and an eerily sensual malaise that boasts striking imagery immersed in fairy-tale motifs and startling Freudian symbolism. The chapter mentions Neil Jordan as the director of The Company of Wolves, his second film and his first foray into the realms of Gothic horror. It cites several short stories from Angela Carter's The Bloody Chamber from 1979 as the basis for The Company of Wolves.

scholarly journals The best of all worlds: Josef Lada’s fairy tale Kocour Mikeš as Czech idyll and novel of education

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 168-182
Author(s):  
Anja Tippner ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Fairy Tales ◽  
Fairy Tale ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Literary Genres ◽  
Children's Book ◽  
Double Function ◽  
Rural World

The article discusses Josef Lada’s very popular children’s book Kocour Mikeš [Mikeš, the cat] (1934–1936), which is still a part of Czech schools’ curriculum. The series was inspired by Lada’s own childhood as well as by “Puss in Boots” fairy tales. Lada had created his fairy tale by uniquely merging such literary genres as the idyll and the growing-up novel, and this article addresses the genre specifics of his story. Also it examines double function of childhood in “Mikeš, the cat” as the motif and the source of inspiration. The article gives special attention to the thesis that Lada’s fairy tale is filled with nostalgia for his childhood’ rural world, and this feeling adds to popularity of his story in industrialized Czech.

scholarly journals Estonian Fairy Tales up the Beanstalk into Heaven and Coal Porridge: Two Tales of Growing Up

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-20
Author(s):  
Risto Järv ◽  
Mairi Kaasik
Keyword(s):  
Fairy Tales ◽  
Fairy Tale ◽  
The Other ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
The South ◽  
Folk Tale ◽  
Female Protagonists ◽  
South Eastern

Abstract The article* focuses on two Estonian fairy tale types that have been recorded among the Orthodox Seto minority in the south-eastern corner of Estonia. In the index of Estonian folktales they have been described under tales of magic (fairy tales) as tale types Ee 328C* and Ee 327H*. One of the tale types observed is a masculine folk tale (one with male protagonists), the other can be considered a feminine folk tale with female protagonists despite it seemingly having two main characters of different genders. In both tales the protagonists reach a hostile place after moving through liminality, and both tales can be interpreted as tales of growing up.

A FAIRY TALE AS A MEANS OF FORMATION OF MORAL FEELINGS OF CHILDREN OF SENIOR PRESCHOOL AGE

2021 ◽  
pp. 36-42
Author(s):  
Cherepania N.I. ◽  
Rusyn N.M.
Keyword(s):  
Moral Education ◽  
Fairy Tales ◽  
Fairy Tale ◽  
Preschool Education ◽  
Preschool Age ◽  
Moral Norms ◽  
Daily Work ◽  
Educational Establishment ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Ethical Norms

Senior preschool age is a period of active development of ethical norms, rules, the formation of moral feelings and inclinations. It is considered to be the most important stage in the formation of mechanisms of behavior and activity; in the development of the individuality of a preschooler in general. This is due to significant changes that occur in the emotional and volitional, mental development of children, the development of the motivational sphere, communication with coevals and adults, especially acquired by the level of moral culture. Hence, the opportunities for moral education of senior preschoolers are rising nowadays.The article aims at groundingthe possibilities of a fairy-tale as a means of formation moral feelings of children of preschool age; at determining pedagogical and methodical methods of moral education of senior preschoolers by means of fairy tales.The article highlights the notion of fairy-tale as means of formation of moral feelings of children of preschool age. The urgency of the problem under consideration lies in the necessity of formation moral and ethical norms and rules of behavior, which are transmitted to a child due to the influence of fairy tales onto preschooler’s personality. Various types of fairy-tales have been selected and their role in formation of moral qualities have been analyzed. Scientific novelty of the present article is to highlight the algorithm of using pedagogical and methodological techniques to acquaint children with different types of fairy tales and their importance in the development of the personality of the preschooler.Conclusions. Summing up the information mentioned above, it is possible to conclude that the methods of pedagogical work with fairy tales in a preschool educational establishment is caused by the qualitative heterogeneity of this genre. In order to intensify the depth of world concept of fairytales, its metaphorical, moral and social content, emotional connotations to children, the teacher must guide the reading of fairy tales based on the literary specifics of the fairy tale genre, purposefully form the optimal range of skills of preschoolers. In addition, one of the factors of the low level of moral education of preschoolers is the insufficient use of fairy tales and its means in the daily work of the educator of a modern preschool educational establishment. The language of a fairy tale, especially of a folk fairy-tale, is close to a child, it helps a child to solve moral problems, due to clear, determined moral position of characters in a fairy-tale. In the process of implementation of different types of fairy tales, it is advisable to use the following pedagogical and methodological methods and techniques: reading, retelling, describing the illustrations, coloring and drawing fairy tale characters, applying dramatization games, self-composition of fairy tales that contribute to the formation of ethical and moral norms of everyday life. At the same time, this problem demands further study in order to improve the state programs of preschool education, which in turn will increase the level of moral education of preschoolers.Key words: children of senior preschool age, fairy-tale, moral feelings, education, preschool educational establishment.

scholarly journals Narrative archetypes in the imagery of clients in Guided Imagery and music therapy sessions

2019 ◽  
pp. 030573561985412
Author(s):  
Helena Dukic ◽  
Richard Parncutt ◽  
Leslie Bunt
Keyword(s):  
Music Therapy ◽  
Fairy Tales ◽  
Fairy Tale ◽  
Guided Imagery ◽  
Narrative Structure ◽  
Psychological Function ◽  
Guided Imagery And Music ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
Therapy Sessions

This study explores imagery evoked by Guided Imagery and Music’s (GIM) ‘Nurturing’ programme (seven classical orchestral compositions) and relates it to Jung’s Eros principle (passive and nurturing). Participants’ statements during 23 GIM sessions were recorded, transcribed and categorised by five coders into seven sub-categories, three of which belonged to Jung’s Eros (Flora, Fauna, Feelings), three to his Logos (Events, Structures, Actions), and one (Characters) that mixed Eros and Logos. The same categorisation was applied to 23 randomly selected fairy-tales from different cultures as a comparison. We predicted that participants’ imagery would be mainly Eros, corresponding to the choice of music. In fact, categories Structures(Logos), Flora(Eros), Fauna(Eros) and Feelings(Eros) occurred significantly more often in participants’ imagery than in the fairy-tale comparisons. These categories are plot-static: they do not generate active relationships between characters. Events(Logos), Actions(Logos) and Characters(Eros/Logos) occurred significantly less often. We conclude that music of the ‘Nurturing’ programme elicits mostly the Eros type imagery. It has the psychological function of creating an emotional-scenic background, but does not drive the narrative plot. In this sense, it may be misleading to describe the music of ‘Nurturing’ as a kind of virtual narrative or as having narrative structure or function.

scholarly journals EXPRESSION OF THE NEEDS OF THE CHARACTERS OF FAIRY TALES CREATED BY CHILDREN GROWING UP IN FAMILIES AT SOCIAL RISK AND THEIR SATISFACTION

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 113-128
Author(s):  
Nijole Braziene
Keyword(s):  
Fairy Tales ◽  
Fairy Tale ◽  
Unmet Needs ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Personality Development ◽  
Social Risk ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Phenomenological Hermeneutics ◽  
The Voice

The scientific literature analyses in detail the problems of a family at social risk, threats to the child’s social and personality development, etc., however, all insights are provided from an adult perspective – research that would allow the voice of a child growing up in a family at social risk to be heard has not been detected. Children have a limited ability to talk about their experiences. This is facilitated by the creation of a fairy tale, where the child, through the images of the characters created, can safely convey his/her individual life experiences. The aim of the article is to identify the expression of the needs of the characters of fairy tales created by children growing up in families at social risk and their satisfaction. Fairy tales created by 9‒12 year old children were selected as the object of analysis. Of the 69 texts written by children, 47 were selected for analysis. The content analysis of fairy tales was based on the principles of phenomenological hermeneutics. The analysis of fairy tales created by children growing up in families at social risk shows that the characters of the fairy tales they create experience the following unmet needs: physiological, security and social. Heroes of the fairy tales of children growing up in families at social risk are not prone to solving problems, it is more comfortable for them to live as usual, although not always they feel good because of that. 

Toward an Anthropological Perspective of Fairy Tales

1982 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moshe Shokeid
Keyword(s):  
Fairy Tales ◽  
Fairy Tale ◽  
Western Society ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Anthropological Perspective ◽  
Educational Role ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
The World ◽  
Social Encounters ◽  
Parent Child

Prevalent theories premise that the popular Western fairy tale whose predominant motif is one of cruelty toward children by their closest kin or guardian is an expression of repressed parent-child hostility and sexual complexes. This paper presents an alternative approach: fairy tales may also serve to introduce the child to the world of strangers and the noncommitted modes of behavior which often typify social encounters in Western society. In this respect they have an educational role in the growing-up process similar to that of folklore in nonliterate societies.

The Alluring Nature of Children's Culture: Fairy Tales, the Carnival and the World Wide Web

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-184
Author(s):  
Željka Flegar
Keyword(s):  
Children's Literature ◽  
Fairy Tales ◽  
Fairy Tale ◽  
Mikhail Bakhtin ◽  
Children’S Literature ◽  
Social Construct ◽  
Time Out ◽  
The Social ◽  
Children's Culture ◽  
Language And Ideology

This article discusses the implied ‘vulgarity’ and playfulness of children's literature within the broader concept of the carnivalesque as defined by Mikhail Bakhtin in Rabelais and His World (1965) and further contextualised by John Stephens in Language and Ideology in Children's Fiction (1992). Carnivalesque adaptations of fairy tales are examined by situating them within Cristina Bacchilega's contemporary construct of the ‘fairy-tale web’, focusing on the arenas of parody and intertextuality for the purpose of detecting crucial changes in children's culture in relation to the social construct and ideology of adulthood from the Golden Age of children's literature onward. The analysis is primarily concerned with Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes (1982) and J. K. Rowling's The Tales of Beedle the Bard (2007/2008) as representative examples of the historically conditioned empowerment of the child consumer. Marked by ambivalent laughter, mockery and the degradation of ‘high culture’, the interrogative, subversive and ‘time out’ nature of the carnivalesque adaptations of fairy tales reveals the striking allure of contemporary children's culture, which not only accommodates children's needs and preferences, but also is evidently desirable to everybody.

Grimm Legacies

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack Zipes
Keyword(s):  
Fairy Tales ◽  
Oral Tradition ◽  
Fairy Tale ◽  
Folk Tales ◽  
Brothers Grimm ◽  
Folk Tale ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
High Standards ◽  
Wilhelm Grimm

This book explores the legacy of the Brothers Grimm in Europe and North America, from the nineteenth century to the present. The book reveals how the Grimms came to play a pivotal and unusual role in the evolution of Western folklore and in the history of the most significant cultural genre in the world—the fairy tale. Folklorists Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm sought to discover and preserve a rich abundance of stories emanating from an oral tradition, and encouraged friends, colleagues, and strangers to gather and share these tales. As a result, hundreds of thousands of wonderful folk and fairy tales poured into books throughout Europe and have kept coming. The book looks at the transformation of the Grimms' tales into children's literature, the Americanization of the tales, the “Grimm” aspects of contemporary tales, and the tales' utopian impulses. It shows that the Grimms were not the first scholars to turn their attention to folk tales, but were vital in expanding readership and setting the high standards for folk-tale collecting that continue through the current era. The book concludes with a look at contemporary adaptations of the tales and raises questions about authenticity, target audience, and consumerism. The book examines the lasting universal influence of two brothers and their collected tales on today's storytelling world.

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