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XYZ
Unregistered User
(5/10/01 7:28:20 pm)
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Sense of Humour in Fairy Tales
likely that, in fairy tales, there was very rare sense of humour
I just write what I thought in order to hear more about sense of humour in fairy tales
thanks in advance for all who will make some discussions about that topic
XYZ
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isthmus
nekoi
Registered User
(5/13/01 7:29:47 am)
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Re: Sense of Humour in Fairy Tales
I think humour and play are both very important elements in fairy tales - this notion of spontenaity, this spark that elicits change... Especially when we're talking about the trickster or fool archetype, I find these characters not only bring humour to a piece but the ability to see and act outside the current ideologies/systems...
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XYZ
Unregistered User
(5/13/01 8:43:52 pm)
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sense of humor
hello and thanks to Isthmus nekoi
I agree with you when you said: "I find these characters not only bring
humour to a piece but the ability to see and act outside the current"
On top of that, sense of humor when appeared in Fairy tales would make the story easy to
follow, and, at the same time, would keep the interests of the readers as well
By the way, I am from a non-English speaking background, and I found, in OUR fairy tales,
the sense of humour was not much,
However, I did find some English Fairy Tales which were very strong at that point.
XYZ
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isthmus
nekoi
Registered User
(5/14/01 11:15:12 am)
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Re: sense of humor
To add to your comment, humour also gives a context in which people can explore uncomfortable or taboo subjects so it's pretty useful in fairy tales.
I used to read Chinese tales when I was younger. The funny ones usually involved some smart little boy who outwits all his peers and elders!
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XYZ
Unregistered User
(5/14/01 10:31:35 pm)
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you are right
thank you very much, you are absolutely right.
Whenever reading Fairy Tales, I am always looking for these senses of humour
XYZ
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