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Fairytales, Eden Of Human's Soul

Posted on:2008-10-13Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:F GaoFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360245979857Subject:English Language and Literature
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Fairy-tales have witnessed of centuries of origin and development; numerous of which are on the list of excellent ones. It is known that the classics capable of being tested are the depositions of the treasures in the history of human beings and the collective wisdom. We, young or old, man or woman, have been absorbing their essences, constantly injecting fresh blood to them with the pace of the times. Generations of healthy grown-ups whose souls are nourished from the outstanding fairy-tales fitting for the demand of the societies have been cultivated. With the incessant advancement of education in all respects, the outlook of Education Doctrine prevailed in the past has been cast in the current of the on-going process of human's history. At present, the popular outlook on fairy-tales is the one which merely observes the principle of play. After shaking off the long-time shackles of thoughts, the trend of liberalism is on the way. This situation has caused the high attention in the educational circle even in the whole society. The focus of their argument is focused on the puzzle which they should take as the standard for them to comply with. Either of the two parties stands on their own sides and no uniform agreement can be reachedThe three classical fairy-tale novels (The Adventures of Pinocchio, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Peter Pan) will be analyzed in the light of Tolkien's theory On fairy-Stories to illustrate the fact that there is a criterion of creation of fairy-tales for the authors to observe though they stress different respects of humane. The elements of the criterion are included: a Secondary World different from the Primary World, making human being's basic desires come true in the high fantastic Secondary World. Fairy-tale is a genre of literature characterized by high fantasy. And fantasy, the soul of a fairy-tale serves as the basis and premise of the realization of the other three functions: recovery, escape, consolation.Therefore, it is safe to say that in the process of his creation, a qualified author who decides to devote himself to the children's literature should persist of the principles of putting man in the prior position, inspiring the imagination of the children, satisfaction of their various wishes, and consolation of their tender minds silently without any perceptions, when he cares about the suffers of the common people, so as to give the hope to them in the healthy pilgrim of their minds. The above mentioned are the criterion of the creation of fairy-tales and evaluation criterion of the superior or not in the sea of fairy-tales.
Keywords/Search Tags:Tolkien, the Secondary World, the four elements, the three classics, enchantment, criterion
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