This course introduces students to the multiple, varied, and unstable understandings of the "fairy tale," focusing on the history of the term in the English language; the various ways in which the genre's form, function, and meaning have been defined and debated over the past three centuries; and the range of forms (oral, written, theatrical, cinematic, etc.) that have been considered part of the genre's intertextual web.
This course introduces students to the multiple, varied, and unstable understandings of the "fairy tale," focusing on the history of the term in the English language; the various ways in which the genre's form, function, and meaning have been defined and debated over the past three centuries; and the range of forms (oral, written, theatrical, cinematic, etc.) that have been considered part of the genre's intertextual web.
