A Study of Fairy Tales eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 330 pages of information about A Study of Fairy Tales.

A Study of Fairy Tales eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 330 pages of information about A Study of Fairy Tales.

c.  The surprise 15

d.  Sense impression 17

e.  The beautiful 18

f.  Wonder, mystery, magic 19

g.  Adventure 19

h.  Success 20

i.  Action 20

j.  Humor 21

k.  Poetic justice 22

l.  The imaginative 23

m.  Animals 24

n.  A portrayal of human relations, especially
with children 24

o.  The diminutive 25

p.  Rhythm and repetition 26

q.  The simple and sincere 28

r.  Unity of effect 29

2.  Fairy tales must follow the law of the emotions
and avoid elements opposed to the interests of
the very young child 30

a.  The tale of the witch 31

b.  The tale of the dragon 31

c.  Giant tales 31

d.  Some tales of transformation 32

e.  The tale of strange animal relations and
strange creatures 33

f.  Unhappy tales 34

g.  The tale of capture 34

h.  The very long tale 35

i.  The complicated or the insincere tale 36

II.  The fairy tale as literature 37

1.  The fairy tale must be a true classic 38

2.  The fairy tale must have mind and soul 39

3.  The fairy tale must have the distinguishing
marks of literature 40

a.  A power to appeal to the emotions 41

1) Literary emotion is not personal 41

2) Literary emotion must have justness 41

3) Literary emotion must have vividness 41

4) Literary emotion must have steadiness 41

5) Literary emotion must have variety 41

6) Literary emotion must have moral quality 41

7) Application of the test of emotion to the
Fairy tales 41

8) The value of fairy tales in the development
of emotion 44

b.  A power to appeal to the imagination 45

1) Appeal to the creative imagination 45

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