What to know – Readings:
For all tales, know the titles, the major plot details, and the names of the main characters - this applies to all tales, not only those covered in lecture.
For tales that are grouped or share numerous features, know more of the subtle differences between them.
For tales with morals - know the moral and its relation to the actual tale.
Know background information such as historical and social explanations for figures and phenomena in tales as presented in lecture.
Tales Covered:
1-24 (Prologue; Origins, Miracles)
25-45 (Fairies, Demons, Witches, Ghosts and Vampires)
46-64 (Roots: Family, Home and Nation)
65-84 (Rules for Living)
85-106 (Children at Risk)
107-129 (Abandonment and Changelings, Young Giants)
129-149 (Sexual and Physical Abuse I)
150-172 (Sexual and Physical Abuse II)
Important Terms:
Indo-European
Folklore
-form
- functions
Genres of Folktale Literature
Myth
Fairy-Tale
Legend (Urban Legend)
Fable
Four Major Directions of Folktale Research (and their contributions)
Origin
19th Century
- Volkspoesie (poetry of the people)
- Indo-European
- monogenesis/polygenesis
- solar mythology
Historical-Geographical School
- motif
- type
- Aarne-Thompson Index
Form
Formalism (Propp)
- function
Structuralism (Lévi-Strauss)
Meaning
Psychoanalysis (Freud, Jung)
- Dreams
- Oedipal Complex
- Archetypes
Style
Max Lüthi
- one-dimensionality
- depthlessness
- abstraction
- isolation and universal connection
Performance-Centered Approach
Important People:
William Jones (Sanskrit)
Johann Gottfried Herder
The Brothers Grimm
Antti Aarne and Stith Thompson (Aarne-Thompson Index)
Sigmund Freud
Carl Jung
Bruno Bettelheim
Max Lüthi
Vladimir Propp
Terms from the Tales
Vampire
Vlad Tepes Dracula
Troll
Witch
- Witches’ Sabbath
Changeling
Giant
Fairy
Demon
Golem / Homunculus
- Rabbi Loew
St. George / Dragonslayers
El Khudr
Thumbling
Frau Holle
Baba Yaga
Wicked Stepmothers
Fable Collections/Collectors
the Panchatantra
the Jataka Tales
Charles Perrault
Grimms
Aleksandr Afanasyev
What to know – Readings:
For all tales, know the major plot details; this applies to all tales, not only those covered in lecture.
Be famliar with the recitation readings from The Classic Fairy Tales -- know the main arguments to be associated with each scholar/critic.
For tales that are grouped or share numerous features, know the subtle differences between them (for example, what are the differences between similar tales such as "The Flying Ship" and "The Rabbit Herd"?).
For tales with morals, know the moral and its relation to the actual tale.
Know background information such as historical and social explanations for figures and phenomena in tales (for example, what background information do you know about the Trickster figure? What social function might such a figure serve?).
Know interpreters and interpretations of tales as discussed in lecture (for example, how would a psychoanalytic critic interpret "Jack and the Beanstalk"? What are some of the various interpretations of the "Little Red Riding Hood" tale?).
Note: A significant majority of the test will address specific tales, their plot details, their background, their interpretation, etc. Please review the tales in detail and be able to recognize them by their title (for example, can you recall plot differences between the the three tales, "The Little Donkey, " "The Lion, the Fox, and the Donkey," and "The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey"?)
Important People and Terms
Sigmund Freud
Freudian Stages of Sexual Development
-oral
-sadistic/anal
-phallic
-genital
Oedipal Conflict
Latency
Bruno Bettelheim
Undine
Cupid and Psyche
Charles Perrault
Patriarchy / Matriarchy
Jeanne-Marie LePrince de Beaumont
Jean Cocteau
Disney
David Gilmore (Manhood in the Making)
Folk Hero
Friedrich Nietzsche (On the Genealogy of Morals)
-Good and Bad / Good and Evil
Hans Christian Andersen
Influences of various types of tales on popular culture (e.g. Coming of Age, Animal Brides and Grooms, Tricksters)
Terms from the Tales
Coming of age
-male
-Wild Man
-simpleton
-female
-spinning
Animal Brides
Animal Bridegrooms
Abandoned Women
Power and Morals
-Reactions to Abuse of Power
Tricksters
-Till Eulenspiegel
Fools
-Traditions and Celebrations
Wife Beaters
Recitation Readings
Bettelheim: "The Struggle for Meaning" and "Hansel and Gretel"
Gilbert and Gubar: "Snow White and Her Wicked Stepmother"
Rowe: "To Spin a Yarn: The Female Voice in Folklore and Fairy Tale"
Warner: "The Old Wives' Tale"
Tatar: "Sex and Violence: The Hard Core of Fairy Tales"
Review Sheet - Final Exam
What to know – Readings:
For all tales read since Exam #2 (including assigned videos), know the major plot details - this applies to all tales, not only those covered in lecture.
For tales since Exam #2 that are grouped or share numerous features, know more of the subtle differences between them (for example, what are the plot differences between tales as similar as "The Tiger's Bride," "The Brahman Girl that married a Tiger" and "Your Hen is in the Mountain").
For tales since Exam #2 with morals - know the moral and its relation to the actual tale
Know background information such as historical and social explanations for figures and phenomena in tales since Exam #2. For example, what does it tell us about a culture that adultery tales are only about female adulterers, not males?
Know interpreters and interpretations of tales as discussed in lecture (what do tales about wife beaters tell us about the relationship between men and women in past societies?).
Be familiar with lecture material from the whole semester. This means knowing:
-definitions of significant terms
-schools of folktale scholarship
-genres, and interpretations of folktales
-significant individuals both in folklore and in folklore scholarship
-names and authors of folktale collections
Be familiar with the recitation readings from The Classic Fairy Tales -- know the main arguments to be associated with each scholar/critic.
The Exam will have 75 questions. 50 will be based on material covered since Exam #2 (reading and lecture); 25 will be based on lecture material covered for both Exam #1 and Exam #2. The readings for Exam #1 and Exam #2 will not be covered on this test.
Specific Review - 3rd Part of the Semester
Tales and Videos
Bluebeards
Shrewish Wives
Women Who Rule their Husbands
Talkative Wives
Foolish Wives
Division of Labor
Adultery
Virtuous Wives
Old Age
Death: Young and Old
Disney Films:
-Snow White
-Cinderella
-Beauty and the Beast
Feminist Retellings (Sexton and Carter)
Parody of Folktales
-Shrek
-Dahl
Terms:
memento mori
mourning
melancholy
feminism
patriarchy
sublimation of violence
irony
parody
People:
Gilles de Rais
Cunmar the Accursed
Jane Campion (The Piano)
Margaret of Navarre (The Heptameron)
Giovanni Boccaccio (The Decameron)
Walt Disney
Angela Carter
Anne Sexton
Roald Dahl
Recitation Readings:
Donald Haase: “Yours, Mine, or Ours? Perrault, the Brothers Grimm, and the Ownership of Fairy Tales”
Zohar Shavit: “The Concept of Childhood and Children’s Folktales: Test Case – ‘Little Red Riding Hood’”
Jack Zipes: “Breaking the Disney Spell”
General Review - First Part of the Semester
Important People
Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm
Antti Aarne and Stith Thompson (Aarne-Thompson Index)
Sigmund Freud
Carl Jung
Bruno Bettelheim
Max Lüthi
Vladimir Propp
Vlad Tepes Dracula
Elizabeth (Erzsebet) Báthory
Aesop
Charles Perrault
Aleksandr Afanasyev
Friedrich Nietzsche
Jeanne-Marie LePrince de Beaumont
Hans Christian Andersen
Important Terms:
Indo-European
Folklore
- form
- functions
Genres of Folktale Literature
-Myth
-Fairy-Tale
-Legend (Urban Legend)
-Fable
Four Major Directions of Folktale Research (and their contributions)
-Origin
-19th Century
- Volkspoesie (poetry of the people)
- Indo-European
- monogenesis/polygenesis
- solar mythology
Historical-Geographical School
- motif
-type
- Aarne-Thompson Index
Form
-Formalism (Propp)
- function
-Structuralism (Lévi-Strauss)
Meaning
-Psychoanalysis (Freud, Jung)
- Dreams
-Freudian Stages of Sexual Development
-oral
-sadistic/anal
-phallic
-genital
-Oedipal Complex
-Latency
-Archetypes
Style
-Max Lüthi
- one-dimensionality
- depthlessness
- abstraction
- isolation and universal connection
-Performance-Centered Approach
the Panchatantra
the Jataka Tales
Patriarchy
Folk Hero
Terms and Figures from the Tales
Vampire
Troll
Witch
-familiar
-Witches’ Sabbath
Changeling
Giant
Fairy
-animism
Demon
Golem / Homunculus
St. George / Dragonslayers
Thumbling
Frau Holle
Baba Yaga
Wicked Stepmothers
Coming of age
-male
-simpleton
-Wild Man
-female
-spinning
Children at Risk
-Physical and Sexual abuse
Animal Brides
-Undine
Animal Bridegrooms
Abandoned Women
Power and Morals
-Reactions to Abuse of Power
Tricksters
-Till Eulenspiegel
Fools
-Traditions and Celebrations
Wife Beaters