CEEL 0901 - Classic Fairy Tales Reconsidered

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Brown University

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Originally, fairy tales were not intended for children but throughout much of their history were told among adult audiences for entertainment and instruction. During Romanticism, fairy tales were understood as tales sending a strong moral and didactic message. The basic structure and narrative conventions are provided through magic, supernatural elements and happy endings. As a sub-genre of folktales, we will re-read the classics Beauty and the Beast, Bluebeard, Little Red Ridinghood, Puss-in-Boots, and Sleeping Beauty from a contemporary author's perspective, starting with Apuleius, Straparola, Basile, Perrault, and the Grimm Brothers. We will then compare their versions to 20th-century retellings by British author Angela Carter.

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www.brown.edu

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(401) 863-1000

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New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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