Fairy tales, Folktales, Legends and Lays (A)

3 ch (3C) (W) (EL) · Undergraduate

Dive into German folklore, folkloric literature, and Germanic mythology. Understand the concept of informal cultural traditions, including customs, music, and crafts, and literary traditions such as folk and fairy tales, legends, and heroic poems. Analyze folkloric literature to uncover its socio-cultural functions and significance. Examine the enduring fairy tale by exploring themes such as abandoned children, the power of love, and confronting fear. Discuss gender stereotypes, value systems, depictions of violence, variations of fairy tales, and their adaptations on stage, film, television, and digital media. Explore how fairy tales influence the fantasy genre and video games. Study works including Till Eulenspiegel , The Pied Piper of Hamelin , Grimm's and Andersen's fairy tales, The Nibelungenlied , and The NeverEnding Story.