FOLK 240 - Fairy Tales

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University of Pennsylvania

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Distribution Course in Arts & Letters. Class of 2009 & prior only. Staff. An examination of the history and forms of the fairy tale (Marchen) as an oral narrative genre and as a literary construction. Topics covered include the history of collecting folktales in Europe and the United States; the issue of "authenticity" of the tales; and the importance of studying context and artistic performance in storytelling events. Issues of gender and sexuality in fairy tales--and of religious and supernatural beliefs evidenced in the tales will be a focus of the class. We will also discuss fairy tales as children's literature; illustrators of fairy tales from Arthur Rackham to Wanda Gag and Maurice Sendak; and the uses of images and plots from fairy tales in popular culture (including Disney's films) and in tourism, advertising, and marketing.

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3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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