This course takes a deep look at a big subject. We ask where Fairy Tales come from and we examine the structure of Fairy Tales.

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November 22, 2022

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English [CC]

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We’ll also look at how Fairy Tales are conditioned by oral transmission and inherited story-telling techniques.

Course Curriculum

  • Ellis and the Grimms; German nationalism; folk tradition; oral and written culture Unlimited
  • ‘Ossian’, James Macpherson, and the Antiquity of Oral Tradition Unlimited
  • Key stories from Maria Tatar’s The Classic Fairy Tales Unlimited
  • Albert B. Lord, The Singer of Tales Unlimited
  • Lizanne Henderson and Edward J. Cowan, Scottish Fairy Belief Unlimited
  • W. Y. Evans–Wentz, The Fairy–Faith in Celtic Countries Unlimited
  • Calvin S. Hall and Vernon J. Nordby, A Primer of Jungian Psychology Unlimited
  • Carl G. Jung, Man and His Symbols Unlimited
  • Marie–Louise von Franz, The Interpretation of Fairy Tales Unlimited
  • Christa Kamenetsky, Unlimited
  • George L. Mosse, Unlimited
  • Summary of Christa Kamenetsky’s Argument Unlimited
  • Jack Zipes, The Enchanted Screen—The Unknown History of Fairy-Tale Films Unlimited
  • Jack Zipes, Irresistable Fairy Tale Unlimited
  • Jack Zipes, When Dreams Came True: Classical Fairy Tales and Their Tradition Unlimited
  • Angela Carter—A Brief Guide to Non–Featured Stories Unlimited
  • Robert Graves, The White Goddess—A Historical Grammar of Poetic Myth Unlimited
  • Liz Lochhead Reading Guide Unlimited

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