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Thursday Nov 10, 2016
Grimm's Fairy Tales by John Skousen
Thursday Nov 10, 2016
Thursday Nov 10, 2016
If the Grimms' Fairy Tales were not original, how old are the original stories?
One Swedish folklorist, Anna Brigitta Rooth, has observed the considerable complexity of the stories. Notably, she reportedly coined the term, "Cinderella Cycle," wherein she identified seven hundred versions of the basic Cinderella story. The task was to discern which type of Cinderella variant was the original tale and to determine how the original tale spread.
What purposes were served by the proliferation of these magical tales?
Did the tales satisfy some unfulfilled needs of the ancient and medieval civilizations?
Are there any obscure messages in the fairy tale that may be surprising?
John Skousen practices law in Irvine, California, and is a partner at Fisher Phillips LLP, a national labor employment law firm.
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