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Donor (fairy Tale)
In fairy tales, a donor is a character who tests the hero (and sometimes other characters as well) and provides magical assistance to the hero upon their success. The fairy godmother is a well-known form of this character. Many other supernatural patrons feature in fairy tales; these include various kinds of animals and the spirit of a dead mother. In fairy tale and legend In his analysis of fairy tales, Vladimir Propp identified this role as the ''donor'' and listed it as one of the seven roles found in fairy tales. Before giving the hero magical support or advice, the donor may also test the hero, by questioning him, setting him tasks, or making requests of him. Then, the donor may directly give the hero a magical agent, advise him on how to find one, or offer to act on his behalf. If the character itself acts on behalf of the hero, it also takes on the role of ''helper'' in Propp's analysis. Because a donor is defined by acts, other characters may fill the role, even the vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Wiktor may refer to: *Andrzej Wiktor (1931–2018), Polish malacologist *Wiktor Andersson (1887–1966), Swedish film actor *Wiktor Balcarek (1915–1998), Polish chess player *Wiktor Biegański (1892–1974), Polish actor, film director and screenwriter *Wiktor Brillant (1877–1942), Polish pharmacist *Wiktor Chabel (born 1985), Polish rower *Wiktor Eckhaus (1930–2000), Polish–Dutch mathematician *Wiktor Jassem (1922–2016), Polish phonetician, philologist, linguist *Wiktor Gilewicz (1907–1948), Polish officer *Wiktor Grotowicz (1919–1985), Polish actor *Wiktor Komorowski (1887–1952), Polish pilot *Wiktor Litwiński, Polish politician *Wiktor Olecki (1909–1981), Polish cyclist *Wiktor Ormicki (1898–1941), Polish geographer and cartographer *Wiktor Poliszczuk (1925–2008), Polish-Ukrainian-Canadian politologist *Wiktor Zygmunt Przedpełski (1891–1941), Polish socialist and activist *Wiktor Sadowski (born 1956), Polish artist *Wiktor Suwara (born 1996), Polish athle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sole, Luna, E Talia
''Sun, Moon, and Talia'' () is an Italian literary fairy tale written by Giambattista Basile in his 1634 work, the ''Pentamerone''. Charles Perrault retold this fairy tale in 1697 as '' The Sleeping Beauty'', as did the Brothers Grimm in 1812 as ''Little Briar Rose''. It is Aarne-Thompson type 410; other tales of this type include ''The Glass Coffin'' and ''The Young Slave''. Synopsis After the birth of a great lord's daughter, Talia, wise men and astrologers cast the child's horoscope and predicted that Talia would be endangered by a splinter of flax. To protect his daughter, the father commands that no flax would ever be brought into his house. Years later, Talia sees an old woman spinning flax on a spindle Spindle may refer to: Textiles and manufacturing * Spindle (textiles), a straight spike to spin fibers into yarn * Spindle (tool), a rotating axis of a machine tool Biology * Common spindle and other species of shrubs and trees in genus ''Euony .... She asks the wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Golden Bird
''The Golden Bird'' (German: ''Der goldene Vogel'') is a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm (KHM 57) about the pursuit of a golden bird by a gardener's three sons. It is classified in the Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index as type ATU 550, "Bird, Horse and Princess", a folktale type that involves Supernatural Helper (Animal as Helper). Other tales of this type include '' The Bird 'Grip''', ''The Greek Princess and the Young Gardener'', ''Tsarevitch Ivan, the Firebird and the Gray Wolf'', '' How Ian Direach got the Blue Falcon'', and '' The Nunda, Eater of People''. Origin A similar version of the story was previously collected in 1808 and published as ''Die weisse Taube'' ("The White Dove"), provided by Ms. Gretchen Wild and published along ''The Golden Bird'' in the first edition of the Brothers Grimm compilation. In the original tale, the youngest son of the king is known as ''Dummling'', a typical name for naïve or foolish characters in German fairy tales. In newer edi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anatomy Of Criticism
''Anatomy of Criticism: Four Essays'' (Princeton University Press, 1957) is a book by Canadian literary critic and theorist Northrop Frye that attempts to formulate an overall view of the scope, theory, principles, and techniques of literary criticism derived exclusively from literature. Frye consciously omits all specific and practical criticism, instead offering classically inspired theories of modes, symbols, myths and genres, in what he termed "an interconnected group of suggestions." The literary approach proposed by Frye in ''Anatomy'' was highly influential in the decades before deconstructivist criticism and other expressions of postmodernism came to prominence in American academia circa 1980s. Frye's four essays are sandwiched between a "Polemical Introduction" and a "Tentative Conclusion." The four essays are titled "Historical Criticism: Theory of Modes", "Ethical Criticism: Theory of Symbols", " Archetypal Criticism: A Theory of Myths", and "Rhetorical Criticism: Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northrop Frye
Herman Northrop Frye (July 14, 1912 – January 23, 1991) was a Canadian literary critic and literary theorist, considered one of the most influential of the 20th century. Frye gained international fame with his first book, '' Fearful Symmetry'' (1947), which led to the reinterpretation of the poetry of William Blake. His lasting reputation rests principally on the theory of literary criticism that he developed in '' Anatomy of Criticism'' (1957), one of the most important works of literary theory published in the twentieth century. The American critic Harold Bloom commented at the time of its publication that ''Anatomy'' established Frye as "the foremost living student of Western literature." Frye's contributions to cultural and social criticism spanned a long career during which he earned widespread recognition and received many honours. Biography Early life and education Born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, but raised in Moncton, New Brunswick, Frye was the third child of He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Of The Sun And West Of The Moon
"East of the Sun and West of the Moon" ( no, Østenfor sol og vestenfor måne) is a Norwegian fairy tale. It was included by Andrew Lang in ''The Blue Fairy Book'' (1890). "East of the Sun and West of the Moon" was collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe. It is Aarne–Thompson type 425A, the search for the lost husband; other tales of this type include " Black Bull of Norroway", "The Brown Bear of Norway", "The Daughter of the Skies", "The Enchanted Pig", "The Tale of the Hoodie", "Master Semolina", "The Sprig of Rosemary", "The Enchanted Snake", and "White-Bear-King-Valemon". The Swedish version is called "Prince Hat under the Ground". It was likely an offspring from the tale of "Cupid and Psyche" in The Golden Ass,Neumann, Erich. Amor and Psyche: The psychic development of the feminine. Vol. 24. Routledge, 2013. which gave rise to similar animal bridegroom cycles such as "Beauty and the Beast". Synopsis The White Bear approaches a poor peasant and asks if ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tattercoats
"Tattercoats" is an English fairy tale collected by Joseph Jacobs in his ''More English Fairy Tales''. It is Aarne–Thompson type 510B, the persecuted heroine. Others of this type include " Cap O' Rushes", "Catskin", " Little Cat Skin", "Allerleirauh", " The King who Wished to Marry His Daughter", "The She-Bear", "Donkeyskin", "Mossycoat", " The Princess That Wore A Rabbit-Skin Dress", and " The Bear". Synopsis A great lord had no living relatives except a little granddaughter, and because her mother, his daughter, had died in childbirth, he swore that he would never look at her. He sat in his castle and mourned his dead daughter. The granddaughter grew up quite neglected, and was called "Tattercoats" for her ragged clothing. She spent her days in the fields with only a gooseherd for her companion. Her grandfather was invited to a royal ball. He had his hair sheared off, for it had bound him to his chair, and made preparations to go. Tattercoats's old nurse begged him to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katie Woodencloak
"Katie Woodencloak" or "Kari Woodengown" (originally "Kari Trestakk") is a Norwegian fairy tale collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe in ''Norske Folkeeventyr''. Andrew Lang included it in '' The Red Fairy Book''. It is Aarne–Thompson type 510A, the persecuted heroine. Others of this type include "Cinderella", "The Sharp Grey Sheep", " The Golden Slipper", " The Story of Tam and Cam", "Rushen Coatie", " The Wonderful Birch", and " Fair, Brown and Trembling". Synopsis A king, who had a daughter, married a widowed queen, who also had a daughter. Unfortunately, the king had to go to war and the stepmother maltreated and starved her stepdaughter. A dun bull helped the child, telling her that she would find a cloth in his left ear. When she pulled out the cloth and spread it out, she magically had all the food she needed. When the queen discovered this and, when the king returned, she feigned sickness and then bribed a doctor to say that she needed the flesh o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rushen Coatie
Rushen Coatie or Rashin-Coatie is a Scottish fairy tale collected by Joseph Jacobs in his ''More English Fairy Tales''. It is Aarne–Thompson type 510A, the persecuted heroine, as is Cinderella. Synopsis A queen with a daughter died. On her deathbed, she told her daughter that a red calf would come to her, and she could ask it for help. The king remarried to a widow with three daughters, and the girl's stepmother and three stepsisters maltreated her, giving her only a coat made of rushes to wear—calling her Rushen Coatie— and gave her too little food. A red calf came to her, and when she asked for food, it told her to pull it from its ears. The stepmother set one of her daughters to spy on Rushen Coatie, and the girl discovered the red calf. The stepmother feigned illness and told the king that she needed the sweetbread from the red calf. The king had it slaughtered, but the dead calf told Rushen Coatie to bury its body, and she did, except for the shankbone, which she cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasilissa The Beautiful
Vasilisa the Beautiful (russian: Василиса Прекрасная) or Vasilisa the Fair is a Russian fairy tale collected by Alexander Afanasyev in '' Narodnye russkie skazki''. Synopsis By his first wife, a merchant had a single daughter, who was known as Vasilisa the Beautiful. When the girl was eight years old, her mother died; when it became clear that she was dying, she called Vasilisa to her bedside, where she gave Vasilisa a tiny, wooden, one-of-a-kind doll talisman (a Motanka doll), with explicit instructions; Vasilisa must ''always'' keep the doll somewhere on her person and never allow anyone (not even her father) to see it or even know of its existence; whenever Vasilisa should find herself in need of help, whenever overcoming evil, obstacles, or just be in need of advice or just some comfort, all that she needs to do is to offer it a little to eat and a little to drink, and then, whatever Vasilisa's need, it would help her. Once her mother had died, Vasilisa offe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wonderful Birch
The Wonderful Birch (russian: Чудесная берёза) is a Finnish/Russian fairy tale. A variant on Cinderella, it is Aarne–Thompson folktale type 510A, the persecuted heroine. It makes use of shapeshifting motifs. Andrew Lang included it in '' The Red Fairy Book''. Synopsis A peasant woman meets a witch, who threatens to transform her if she does something; she does not do it, but the witch turns her into a sheep anyway. The witch assumes the form of the peasant woman and goes home to her husband. After a time, she bears him a daughter. The witch pets and pampers her own daughter, and ill-treats her stepdaughter, the peasant's daughter by his sheep-wife. The witch-stepmother tells her husband to slaughter the sheep before it runs away. He agrees, but her stepdaughter hears and runs to the sheep, lamenting. Her mother tells her not to eat anything made from her body but bury the bones. She does so, and a birch tree grows on the grave. The king gives a festival, inv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Lüthi
Max Lüthi (1909 in Bern – 1991 in Zurich) was a Swiss literary theorist. He is considered the founder of formalist research on folk tales. His first book is the field's foundational text, "a classic, a definitive statement about the nature, style, and form of the folktale genre in its European variety."Dan Ben-Amos. "Foreword." ''The European Folktale: Form and Nature''. Indiana University Press, 1982. Lüthi's aim was to arrive at a "phenomenology of folk narrative as we find it in Europe" and "establish the essential laws of the genre."Lüthi, Max. ''The European folktale: Form and nature''. Vol. 393. Indiana university press, 1986. He identified five aspects of all folktales: one-dimensionality, depthlessness, abstraction, isolation, and all-inclusiveness. He studied in Bern, Lausanne, London, and Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and List of cities in Germany by population, largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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