Folklore and Fairy Tales

Folklore and Fairy Tales

Note: Please look through resources very carefully. This is a controversial issue so some sources may have bias. Check carefully for the expertise or background of the writer or contributor.

Read Us First

1.  Propp's Structure of the Magic Tale - Outline of the classical work "Morphology of the Folktale."

2.  The Uses of Enchantment in Modernist Fantasy Fiction: http://www2.unca.edu/postscript/postscript1a/ps1.10.pdf.

3.  The Uses of Enchantment by Bruno Bettelheim (GHCHS library book)

Websites

1.  Folktales from around the world

2.  Folklore Society

3.  Fairy tales and fables traditions and reality through imagination

4.  SurLaLune: Annotated fairy tales with histories, illustrations and interpretations

5.  The Rise of the Munes: American story by once famous artist, also adult story explanations

6.  Cabinet des Fees - An Online Journal of Fairy Tale Fiction

7.  Fables - Collection and guide to fables and Fairy Tales for children

8.  Once Upon a Time - How Fairy Tales Shape Our Lives, by Jonathan Young, Ph.D.

9.  Once Upon A Time: Historical and Illustrated Fairy Tales. Special Collections, University of Colorado Boulder

10.  CiffCiaff - Multi-language fairy tales collection

11.  Heidi Anne Heiner, "The Quest for the Earliest Fairy Tales: Searching for the Earliest Versions of European Fairy Tales with Commentary on English Translations"

12.  Heidi Anne Heiner, "Fairy Tale Timeline"

13.  Gray, Richard. "Fairy tales have ancient origin." Telegraph.co.uk. 5 September 2009.

14.  Heidi Anne Heiner, "What Is a Fairy Tale?"

15.  Terri Windling, "Les Contes de Fées: The Literary Fairy Tales of France"

16.  J. R. R. Tolkien, "On Fairy-Stories" , The Tolkien Reader, p. 15.

17.  "Psychoanalysis and Fairy-Tales". Freudfile.org. Retrieved 2013-03-13.

18.  Terri Windling, White as Ricotta, Red as Wine: The Magic Lore of Italy"

19.  Wolf, Eric James The Art of Storytelling Show Interview Jack Zipes – Are Fairy tales still useful to Children?

20.  Helen Pilinovsky, "Donkeyskin, Deerskin, Allerleirauh: The Reality of the Fairy Tale"

21.  Vladimir Propp's Theories[dead link]

22.  Jack Zipes, "Fairy Tales, Child Abuse, and 'Childism'", (lecture, University of Minnesota Institute for Advanced Study, November 15, 2012).

23.  Marvels & Tales: Journal of Fairy-Tale Studies - A peer-reviewed journal of fairy-tale studies; international and multidisciplinary in orientation, the journal publishes scholarly work dealing with the fairy tale in any of its diverse manifestations and contexts.

24.  Oral Tradition - Journal devoted to the comparative and interdisciplinary study of oral traditions worldwide, covering literary studies, anthropology, and folklore, and touching on over 150 separate language traditions.

25.  Parabola Magazine - A quarterly print magazine about the study of the myths, rituals, symbols, and arts of the world's spiritual traditions.

26.  Trickster's Way - Online, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to trickster research, seeking to extend the scholarship about the trickster figure to its interdisciplinary and intellectual limits.

27.  SurLaLune Fairy Tale Pages - A portal to the realm of fairy tale and folklore studies featuring annotated fairy tales, illustrations, and a forum.

28.  A Scholarly Snow White - Includes introduction, interpretations, bibliographies, and comparisons of different versions, prepared by Kay E. Vandergrift, Rutgers University.

29.  Beauty and the Beast - Guide to on-line resources, images, and bibliography.

30.  Beauty and the Beast; or, the Ethics of a Fairy Tale - Excerpt from an aesthetic realism seminar, with a discussion of the Madame Leprince De Beaumont story.

31.  Cinderella - A description of the tale with filmography.

32.  Cinderella Stories - List of online and off-line resources of variations of the Cinderella story, compiled by Kathy Martin.

33.  Free Public Domain - Online fairy tale books from Andrew Lang, the Grimm brothers, and Hans Christian Andersen.

34.  Little Red Riding Hood - A description of the folktale.

35.  Sleeping Beauty - A description of the folktale.

36.  The Fairy Tales and Fables of Ambassador Parlay - Complete original fairy tales and fables.

37.  The Pied Piper of Hamelin - By Robert Browning (1888), illustrated by Kate Greenaway; e-text at Indiana University Libraries.

38.  The Sleeping Beauty and other Fairy Tales - Four fairy tales by Arthur Quiller-Couch (1910); e-text at Bartleby.

39.  Tom Tit Tot - An Essay on Savage Philosophy in Folk-Tale - By Edward Clodd (1898), at sacred-texts.com

Joseph Campbell

1.  Joseph Campbell articles at the Center for Story and Symbol

2.  Myth and Logos

3.  Campbell's Monomyth

4.  Joseph Campbell Yahoo! Discussion Group

5.  Interview with Tom Collins

6.  Interview with Jeffery Mishlove

7.  Interview1 with Bill Moyers

8.  Interview2 with Bill Moyers

9.  Joseph Campbell, A Scholar's Life by Jonathan Young, PhD

10.  The Fire is in the Mind by David L. Miller, PhD

11.  An Appreciation of Joseph Campbell by James Hillman, PhD

12.  The Romantic Appeal of Joseph Campbell by Robert A. Segal, PhD

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  1. SMITH, WENDY. "Happily Ever After." American Scholar 82.1 (2013): 105-108. Academic Search Premier. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=84304420&site=ehost-live
  2. Schacker, Jennifer. "Fairy Gold." Marvels & Tales 26.2 (2012): 153-177. Academic Search Premier. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=80131406&site=ehost-live
  3. Abate, Michelle Ann. "You Must Kill Her." Marvels & Tales 26.2 (2012): 178-203. Academic Search Premier. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=80131407&site=ehost-live
  4. Pullman, Philip. "Imaginary Friends." New Statesman 140.5084/5085 (2011): 74-77. Academic Search Premier. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=69660349&site=ehost-live
  5. ŞENTÜRK, Rıdvan. "Anxiety And Fear In Children's Films." Educational Sciences: Theory & Practice 11.3 (2011): 1122-1132. Academic Search Premier. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=64368603&site=ehost-live
  6. Feuerverger, Grace. "Fairy Tales And Other Stories As Spiritual Guides For Children Of War: An Auto-Ethnographic Perspective." International Journal Of Children's Spirituality 15.3 (2010): 233-245. Academic Search Premier. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=55474686&site=ehost-live
  7. Zipes, Jack. "The Meaning Of Fairy Tale Within The Evolution Of Culture." Marvels & Tales 25.2 (2011): 221-243. Academic Search Premier. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=69749997&site=ehost-live
  8. Walker, Steven. "Young People's Mental Health: The Spiritual Power Of Fairy Stories, Myths And Legends." Mental Health, Religion & Culture 13.1 (2010): 81-92. Academic Search Premier. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=47377643&site=ehost-live
  9. CADWALLADER, JEN. "'Formed For Labour, Not For Love': Plain Jane And The Limits Of Female Beauty." Bronte Studies 34.3 (2009): 234-246. Academic Search Premier. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=44843589&site=ehost-live
  10. Maitland, Sara. "From The Forest." New England Review (10531297) 33.3 (2012): 7-17. Academic Search Premier. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=84527910&site=ehost-live
  11. Khadish, Pegah. "The Morphology Of Persian Fairy Tales." Fabula 50.3/4 (2009): 283-292. Academic Search Premier. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=46748970&site=ehost-live
  12. Sturgess, Janet, and Terry Locke. "Beyond Shrek: Fairy Tale Magic In The Multicultural Classroom." Cambridge Journal Of Education 39.3 (2009): 379-402. Academic Search Premier. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=43661678&site=ehost-live
  13. PRINCE, JULIE. "Enter The Realm Of Faeries: An Interview With Melissa Marr." Teacher Librarian 38.1 (2010): 56-58. Academic Search Premier. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=55124755&site=ehost-live
  14. Codde, Philippe. "Transmitted Holocaust Trauma: A Matter Of Myth And Fairy Tales?." European Judaism 42.1 (2009): 62-75. Academic Search Premier. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=44194421&site=ehost-live
  15. Mortensen, Finn Hauberg. "The Little Mermaid." Scandinavian Studies 80.4 (2008): 437-454. Academic Search Premier. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=36173294&site=ehost-live
  16. Rudd, David. "An Eye For An I: Neil Gaiman’S Coraline And Questions Of Identity." Children's Literature In Education 39.3 (2008): 159-168. Academic Search Premier. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=32679768&site=ehost-live
  17. Rak, Michele. "Logic Of Fairies." Romanic Review 99.3/4 (2008): 297-315. Academic Search Premier. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=47883943&site=ehost-live
  18. THESZ, NICOLE. "Nature Romanticism And The Grimms' Tales." Marvels & Tales 25.1 (2011): 96-116. Academic Search Premier. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=60259259&site=ehost-live
  19. Wipf, Joan Brogan, and Denise Da Ros-Voseles. "Lost Opportunities: Rediscovering Fairy Tales." Library Media Connection 30.4 (2012): 26-28. Academic Search Premier. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=70426675&site=ehost-live
  20. Soltan, Rita. "Fairy Tale Characters Breathe New Life: A Fantasy Book Club Approach For Tweens." Children & Libraries: The Journal Of The Association For Library Service To Children 5.2 (2007): 34-39. Academic Search Premier. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=26683802&site=ehost-live
  21. WILLIAMS, CHRISTY. "Who's Wicked Now? The Stepmother As Fairy-Tale Heroine." Marvels & Tales 24.2 (2010): 255-271. Academic Search Premier. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=54969136&site=ehost-live
  22. WARNER, MARINA. "After "Rapunzel.." Marvels & Tales 24.2 (2010): 329-335. Academic Search Premier. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=54969140&site=ehost-live
  23. Poniewozik, James, Lina Lofaro, and Desa Philadelphia. "The Princess PARADOX." Time 163.14 (2004): 72-74. Academic Search Premier. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=12659457&site=ehost-live
  24. Bonds-Raacke, Jennifer M. "Cinderella And Sleeping Beauty: Developing A Course On Disney And Fairytale Movies." Journal Of Instructional Psychology 35.3 (2008): 232-234. Academic Search Premier. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=35401500&site=ehost-live
  25. THESZ, NICOLE. "Nature Romanticism And The Grimms' Tales." Marvels & Tales 25.1 (2011): 96-116. Literary Reference Center. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lfh&AN=60259259&site=lrc-live
  26. Bloom, Harold. "‘Trust The Tale, Not The Teller’: Hans Christian Andersen." Orbis Litterarum 60.6 (2005): 397-413. Literary Reference Center. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lfh&AN=18842706&site=lrc-live
  27. Nealon, Jeffrey T. "Disastrous Aesthetics: Irony, Ethics, And Gender In Barthelme's "Snow White.." Twentieth Century Literature 51.2 (2005): 123-141. Literary Reference Center. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lfh&AN=19824599&site=lrc-live
  28. Alidou, Ousseina. "A 'Cinderella' Tale In The Hausea Muslim Women's Imagination." Comparative Literature 54.3 (2002): 242. Literary Reference Center. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lfh&AN=7460772&site=lrc-live
  29. "A Cinderella Story." Wilson Quarterly 27.3 (2003): 105. Literary Reference Center. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lfh&AN=10365444&site=lrc-live
  30. Wipf, Joan Brogan, and Denise Da Ros-Voseles. "Lost Opportunities: Rediscovering Fairy Tales." Library Media Connection 30.4 (2012): 26-28. Literary Reference Center. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lfh&AN=70426675&site=lrc-live
  31. Black, Sharon. "The Magic Of Harry Potter: Symbols And Heroes Of Fantasy." Children's Literature In Education 34.3 (2003): 237-247. Literary Reference Center. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lfh&AN=10665850&site=lrc-live

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