Abstract
In this paper I argue that understanding fairy tales entails something akin to a flip of the mind, which may yield an engrossing classroom experience as we (students and instructor) follow Little Red Riding Hood into the forest of symbols.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | New Approaches to Teaching Folk and Fairy Tales |
Editors | Christa Jones, Claudia Schwabe |
Place of Publication | Utah |
Publisher | Utah State University Press |
Pages | 172-188 |
Number of pages | 16 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781607324805 |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Keywords
- Fairytales
- Symbolism
- Perrault
- Grimm
- Initiation
- Blood
- Metaphor