Episode notes
Alicia examines Max Luthi’s five characteristics of the fairy tale/folktale genre and how an artist can “translate” or adapt each characteristic in a fairy tale retelling. Scriptural examples discussed include the prophet Samuel’s first confrontation with King Saul and the life of Christ; fictional examples include J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and Emily Rodda’s Golden Door trilogy.
Resources
Angelina Stanford, House of Human Letters, “How to Read Fairy Tales” (asynchronous video course), especially on the principles of folklore
Vladimir Propp's The Morphology of the Folktale - another folklore resource
Max Luthi’s The European Folktale: F ...
Keywords
folkloremax luthionedimensionalitydepthlessnessabstractstylesublimationisolationtranslation