Fantasy Versus Fairy Tale: How Modern Fairy Tale Variants Measure up to One of the Greatest Literary Traditions of All Time.
This thesis will examine both the history of the fairy tale and the modern adaptations of these popular stories in order to illustrate how fairy tales have evolved into their modern counterparts. The implications and circumstances of several recent variants are questioned and compared to a concise d...
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ndltd-ETSU-oai-dc.etsu.edu-honors-10912019-05-16T04:41:40Z Fantasy Versus Fairy Tale: How Modern Fairy Tale Variants Measure up to One of the Greatest Literary Traditions of All Time. Lee, Cheryl This thesis will examine both the history of the fairy tale and the modern adaptations of these popular stories in order to illustrate how fairy tales have evolved into their modern counterparts. The implications and circumstances of several recent variants are questioned and compared to a concise definition of the fairy tale. It is determined that, although the modern versions resemble classic fairy tales, they are not a detriment to the tradition of the tales, and may, in fact, begin their own literary tradition. 2013-12-14T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/87 https://dc.etsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1091&context=honors Copyright by the authors. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ Undergraduate Honors Theses Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University Arts and Humanities English Language and Literature |
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This thesis will examine both the history of the fairy tale and the modern adaptations of these popular stories in order to illustrate how fairy tales have evolved into their modern counterparts. The implications and circumstances of several recent variants are questioned and compared to a concise definition of the fairy tale. It is determined that, although the modern versions resemble classic fairy tales, they are not a detriment to the tradition of the tales, and may, in fact, begin their own literary tradition. |
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