The hidden stories of fairy tales Opriş Diana LL, English-Romanian, 3rd year
Fairy-tale –” A children’s story in which magical things happen” -magical creatures- -“ usually magic or enchantments”
Ancient roots circa 1500 A.D. Older than the Arabian Nights collection
Salonniére era The beginnings
Finding the true spirit of the law by finding its origins = collecting folk stories
Horror Fairy-stories Necrophilia Cannibalism Pedophilia
Real life is not all sunny
VERSUS
Bibliography: 1.Bettelheim, B.(1991) The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales. New York: A Division of Random House, Inc. 2. Grimm,J. & Grimm, Grimm W.( 2002) The complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm(trasnlation and introduction by Zack Zipes). London: Bantam Books 3. Zipes, Z.( 2002) The complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm( translation and introduction by Zack Zipes). London: Bantam Books