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Housekeeping
- Remember, on WEDNESDAY 29 January 2014, class will start at 12:00
Agenda
Tricksters In Court
“Rumpelstiltskin”
Discussion Questions:
- Context
- Who wrote this literary version of "Rumpelstiltskin"?
- When and where was it published?
- Summarize the narrative in a couple of sentences.
- Analysis (Close Reading)
- How do illustrations compliment and modify the text of this fairy tale?
- What are the gender power politics in this narrative? What is the significance of this (ethically, sexually…)?
- Who are the "tricksters" in this narrative?
- How do tricksters negotiate the political and social hierarchy of the royal court?
“The Emperor's New Clothes”
Discussion Questions:
- Context
- Who wrote this literary version of "The Emperor's New Clothes"?
- When and where was it published?
- Summarize the narrative in a couple of sentences.
- Analysis (Close Reading)
- How do illustrations compliment and modify the text of this fairy tale?
- Who are the "tricksters" in this narrative?
- How do tricksters negotiate the political and social hierarchy of the royal court?
“The Brave Little Tailor”
Discussion Questions:
- Context
- Who wrote this literary version of "The Brave Little Tailor"?
- When and where was it published?
- Summarize the narrative in a couple of sentences.
- Analysis (Close Reading)
- Who are the "tricksters" in this narrative?
- How do tricksters negotiate the political and social hierarchy of the royal court?
- Scholarship
- Bottigheimer Bad Girls and Bold Boys.pdf
- Do the tricksters in these narratives resemble Bottigheimer's "Bold Boys"?
- How does this reinforce Zipes' claims about establishing societal norms? How does it challenge social norms?
- How do these tales shape our understanding of fairy tales as a GENRE?