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Fairy tale

open access: yes, 2013
This volume offers a comprehensive critical and theoretical introduction to the genre of the fairy tale. It: - explores the ways in which folklorists have defined the genre - assesses the various methodologies used in the analysis and interpretation
Teverson, Andrew
core   +5 more sources

The Fairy Tale World

open access: yes, 2019
The Fairy Tale World is a definitive volume on this ever-evolving field. The book draws on recent critical attention, contesting romantic ideas about timeless tales of good and evil, and arguing that fairy tales are culturally astute narratives that ...
Teverson, Andrew
core   +5 more sources

Still on the same page: A gender comparison of the top 100 picture books from the UK and China published 2011–2020

open access: yesChildren &Society, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract As a primary source for the early ages, picture books guide preschool children's gender perception through stories and illustrations. However, previous studies have criticised an overall gender inequality in children's picture books. Compared to the increasing attention on gender diversity in the UK picture book industry, there has been little
Yi Li, Melissa Terras, Yongning Li
wiley   +1 more source

Królestwo za mgłą – Zofia Posmysz’s Camp Fairy Tale

open access: yesJournal of Folklore and Popular Culture, 2023
The author analyses the novel Wakacje nad Adriatykiem (Holiday on the Adriatic, 1970) and an extended interview Królestwo za mgłą (The Kingdom Behind the Mist, 2017) with Zofia Posmysz – a prisoner of Auschwitz, Ravensbrück and Neustadt-Glewe, who ...
Katarzyna Smyk
doaj   +1 more source

Le sourire des fées

open access: yesFééries, 2008
The Fairy’s Smile : The origins of the marvellously funnyIn his introductory chapter, Jean Mainil analyses the origins of the « marvellous funny » side of the fairy tale.
Jean Mainil
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative Analysis of Cultural Elements in the Fairy Tales of “Timun Mas” and “Momotaro”

open access: yesJapanese Research on Linguistics, Literature, and Culture, 2021
This study aims to analyze and describe the comparison of cultural elements found in the Indonesian fairy tale "Timun Mas" and the Japanese fairy tale "Momotaro". This research is a comparative literature study.
Anis Kusuma Ramadhani   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Une réécriture apostolique de « La Belle au bois dormant » en Espagne : « La victoria de la cruz. Cuento de hadas », de Pedro de Madrazo (1895)

open access: yesFééries, 2013
This article analyses a doubly problematic tale. First, that tale constitutes a non-parodic rewriting of a fairy tale at the age of the ironic subversion of the genre (the fin-de-siècle “conte jaune”). This paradox can be explained by a late reception of
Justine Pédeflous
doaj   +1 more source

The Tales of Bluebeard’s Wives: Carmen Maria Machado’s Intertextual Storytelling in In the Dream House and “The Husband Stitch”

open access: yesLiterature, 2023
This paper examines the gothic fairy tale in Carmen Maria Machado’s memoir In the Dream House and short story “The Husband Stitch” with a focus on Bluebeard’s insistent presence and the interweaving of reality, gothic horror, and fairy tale.
Carolin Jesussek
doaj   +1 more source

La réécriture symboliste de « La Montagne de verre » ou le destin du conte dans la littérature de la Jeune Pologne

open access: yesILCEA, 2014
The Young Poland period (1890-1914) marked a turning point in the history of Polish literary fairy tale. While the literary fairy tale remained marginal throughout the 19th century, Young Poland suddenly made it a dominant category of Polish literature ...
Katia Vandenborre
doaj   +1 more source

Nogai fairy tale epic: genesis and evolution of genres

open access: yesКавказология, 2023
The article summarizes some observations made by the author on the texts of authentic materials and gives conclusions related to the genesis, history of evolution, characteristics and distinction criteria of Nogai fairy tale epic genres: fantasy fairy ...
Nasipkhan Kh. Suyunova
doaj   +1 more source

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