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Galen
Unregistered User
(1/15/04 2:52 pm)
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researching sociohistoric context
Hello all,
I'm a student at Whitworth College, researching the sociohistorical context of Fairy Tales (primarily Grimm's).
I'm especially interested in the roots from which the tales grew; i.e. How long were these tales passed around before they were printed; were the Germanic tales at all influenced by older traditions such as Druidic customs, Rome, or even the dating as far back as Japeth, son of Noah?
If anyone has any advice, insight, starting points, a friend who knows a friend who has a commentary written by the brothers, etc, I would really appreciate it!
Thank you!
Galen
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wrightales
Registered User
(1/16/04 9:56 am)
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Re: researching sociohistoric context
I would suggest The Brother's Grimm by Jack Zipes (Routledge 1988)
for a good grounding in the political/historic roots.
Also, an excellent (and insightful) novel that you might find interesting is Grimm's Last Fairytale by Haydn Middleton (St. Martin's Press 1999)
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Heidi
Anne Heiner
ezOP
(1/16/04 10:46 pm)
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Re: researching sociohistoric context
Highly recommended for what you are describing:
Anderson, Graham. Fairytale in the Ancient World. London: Routledge, 2000.
www.amazon.com/exec/obido...lalufairyt
Zipes, Jack, ed. The Great Fairy Tale Tradition: From Straparola and Basile to the Brothers Grimm. New York: W. W. Norton, 2001.
www.amazon.com/exec/obido...lalufairyt
Dated but perhaps helpful:
Thompson, Stith. The Folktale. New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1946.
www.amazon.com/exec/obido...lalufairyt
Heidi
Edited by: Heidi Anne Heiner at: 1/16/04 10:48 pm
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