Fairy tales (Märchen) are fictional stories which contain elements of magic or the supernatural. Their usual theme is the triumph over difficulty of the one least likely to succeed. Characters are stylized.
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Excerpt from an aesthetic realism seminar, with a discussion of the Madame Leprince De Beaumont story.
University of Rochester-sponsored project to document various versions of the Cinderella story throughout history, explore origins of the fairy tale, and offer resources to educators.
A site about fairytale writers, artists, for readers and offering analysis. New and old, traditional fairytales.
Outline of the classical work "Morphology of the Folktale."
Four fairy tales by Arthur Quiller-Couch (1910); e-text at Bartleby.
A portal to the realm of fairy tale and folklore studies featuring annotated fairy tales, illustrations, and a forum.
By Edward Clodd (1898), at sacred-texts.com
A site about fairytale writers, artists, for readers and offering analysis. New and old, traditional fairytales.
University of Rochester-sponsored project to document various versions of the Cinderella story throughout history, explore origins of the fairy tale, and offer resources to educators.
A portal to the realm of fairy tale and folklore studies featuring annotated fairy tales, illustrations, and a forum.
Excerpt from an aesthetic realism seminar, with a discussion of the Madame Leprince De Beaumont story.
Outline of the classical work "Morphology of the Folktale."
By Edward Clodd (1898), at sacred-texts.com
Four fairy tales by Arthur Quiller-Couch (1910); e-text at Bartleby.
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