A Study of Fairy Tales eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 330 pages of information about A Study of Fairy Tales.

A Study of Fairy Tales eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 330 pages of information about A Study of Fairy Tales.

c) The principle of mass 59

(1) Mass demands that the chief parts
readily catch the eye 59

(2) Mass demands harmonious proportion
of parts 59

d) The principle of coherence 59

(1) Coherence demands unmistakable
relation of parts 59

(2) Coherence demands this unmistakable
relation be preserved by the
order, forms and connections 59

4) Form characterized by perfect adaptation
of words to thought and feeling is called
style 59

a) Style demands that form possess the
four general qualities of form in
perfection:  precision, energy, delicacy,
and personality 59

b) Style demands that form have its
elements controlled by the four general
principles:  sincerity, unity, mass, and
coherence 59

c) Oeyvind and Marit, a modern tale
illustrating style 60

d) Three Billy-Goats Gruff, a folk-tale
illustrating style 64

e) The folk-tale generally considered as to
literary form 65

f) The tale by Grimm, Perrault, Dasent,
Harris, Jacobs, Lang, and Andersen
considered as to literary form 67

g) The tale of to-day considered as to
literary form 69

III.  The fairy tale as a short-story 70

1.  Characters 71

a.  Characters must be unique, original, and
striking 72

b.  Characters of the fairy tales 72

2.  Plot 73

a.  Plot must be entertaining, comical, novel, or
thrilling 73

b.  Plot must show a beginning, a middle, and
an end 73

c.  Plot must have a distinct climax 74

d.  Introduction must be simple 74

e.  Conclusion must show poetic justice 74

f.  Plot must be good narration and description 74

1) Narration must have truth, interest, and
consistency 74

2) Description must have aptness and
concreteness 75

g.  Structure illustrated by Three Pigs and
Briar Rose 76

3.  Setting 77

a.  Setting must give the time and place, the
background of the tale 77

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