ENG 222 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Angela Carter, Giovanni Francesco Straparola, South African Class 19C 4-8-2

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: English
• Course: ENG 222
• Professor: Lorraine Janzen

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Eng222: fairytales and fantasies midterm study notes. Lecture 1: introduction to course materials and concepts. Usually involve some kind of magical transformation, may have talking animals. One of the oldest forms of story. Originate in oral tradition can"t access, except in print. An oral tale told in an intergenerational, interactive, community. The folk tale is a form of pop culture. Fairytales are the written, literary form of folk-tales, revised for publication for print audience by named authors. Variant modified version in some respect to other forms of the same story. Fitcher"s bird tale type 32 in aarne thompson classification system for folklore. Motifs of this type of tale: woman"s marriage with a repulsive figure, forbidden room and her curiosity to open it, the bloody key as a sign of disobedience, rescue. Bluebeard establishes a happy-ending, specific punishment, a more civilized, elite society, younger sister"s role is inherent goodness, sense of culture/wealth, names .