Bramberger_Fairytales

1. Characters

1.1. typically characters are either only good or only bad

1.2. protagonist: good guy, has to fight the bad; most likely at the beginning a weak character (like youngest son), handsome

1.3. evil sometimes in form of fantasy figures (dragons, etc); always ugly

1.4. all characters kind of stereotypic - hero, enemy, assistant, etc.

2. Plot

2.1. good vs evil (protagonist vs antagonist)

2.2. good wins in the end, gets rewarded; bad gets punished

2.3. start "Once upon a time..."

2.4. sometimes hero has to save beautiful woman and they love each other in the end

3. Definition

3.1. fictive storyline

3.2. fantasy elements

3.3. no time or place limits

3.4. stories are old, told from generation to generation

4. Famous Authors

4.1. Brother's Grimm

4.2. Hans Christian Andersen

4.3. Oscar Wilde

4.4. Perrault

5. Examples

5.1. Cinderella

5.2. Snow White

5.3. Hansel and Gretel

5.4. Little Red Riding Hood

6. Sources

6.1. uni-due.de

6.2. wikipedia.org

6.3. POSTMODERN PROSE AND FAIRY - TALE RESSURECTION - MYTHICAL MORPHOLOGIES IN ROMANIAN AND EUROPEAN FAIRY TALES (by Gruian, Simona)