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On Witchcraft In Grimm's Fairy Tales

Posted on:2019-09-16Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:X F LiaoFull Text:PDF
GTID:2405330566985253Subject:Comparative Literature and World Literature
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Grimer's Fairy Tale originates from the people.Its source in the distant past is an ancient relic associated with the collective life of the people.Therefore,its interpretation can be started from the primitive social culture.Before studying a phenomenon,it is necessary to explain it.The witchcraft in Grimm's Fairy Tales is based on the three witchcraft rules: contact law,imitation law,and confrontation law are divided into contact witchcraft,homeopathic witchcraft and confrontation witchcraft.A large number of witchcraft types appear in Grimer's Fairy Tales and there are three causes.The first is that "Grimbling Fairy Tales" is a folk creation.The prototype of witchcraft is accumulated as part of the collective unconscious of mankind.The second is the patriotism of the Grimms' collection of folk stories and the influence of romantic thoughts with rich mystique.The third is that Grimm's Fairy Tales has a stable deep structure as a folk story.Witchcraft ceremonies exist in the deep structure of the story.Therefore,when the Brothers Grimm adapted the fairy tale,the possibility of witchcraft being discarded was eliminated.The use of the three witchcraft rules in fairy tales has enabled the Grimer's Fairy Tales to show a strong humanistic concern.This kind of humanistic concern is extended by the witchcraft principle.It is expressed as follows: First,the contact rule constructs psychological space-time with poetic imagination and completes the elimination of physical space-time.Second,similar laws shape the collective memory of human beings with the concept of “imitation and similarity”,and then enable individuals to gain individual cultural recognition in collective memory.Third,the application of the law of confrontation internalizes the sense of confrontation and loftyness of the human being as the collective unconsciousness of mankind and becomes the eternal cultural imprint of mankind.When people are in difficulty,they are spiritually relieved and comfort the wounded soul.
Keywords/Search Tags:Grimm's fairy tales, characterization, reason, function
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