Lit. Angels #8 – Fairytales
In our last podcast, Stealthyslyth and I took on the fairytale genre. There’s a lot of different books out there, and most of them are poorly written, so we hope to help by giving you some good books, and some good authors to check out. You can see the notes from our show, with links to the books we talked about below. And! Be sure to check in with us this Thursday, July 9th when we talk about parody novels. Should be a good time!
Hello and Welcome to Lit Angels Podcast #8
Music Intro – Ghosts II #8 NIN
Update – Books we’ve recently finished: Dresden Files #5 & #6 by Jim Butcher (Stealthyslyth) and Beauty by Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley (Cherith)
Music Intro – Ghosts II #8 NIN
Update – Books we’ve recently finished: Dresden Files #5 & #6 by Jim Butcher (Stealthyslyth) and Beauty by Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley (Cherith)
Fairytale Definition: (From Wikipedia) A fairy tale is a fictional story that may feature folkloric characters such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, giants, and talking animals, and usually enchantments, often involving a far-fetched sequence of events. In modern-day parlance, the term is also used to describe something blessed with princesses, as in “fairy tale ending” (a happy ending)[1] or “fairy tale romance”, though not all fairy tales end happily. Colloquially, a “fairy tale” or “fairy story” can also mean any far-fetched story. Fairy tales commonly attract young children since they easily understand the archetypal characters in the story.
Also – Some folklorists prefer to use the German term Märchen to refer to the genre, a practice given weight by the definition of Thompson in his 1977 edition ofThe Folktale: “a tale of some length involving a succession of motifs or episodes. It moves in an unreal world without definite locality or definite creatures and is filled with the marvelous. In this never-never land, humble heroes kill adversaries, succeed to kingdoms and marry princesses.”[12]
Fairy Tales, new and old, original and re-told
Gregory Maguire – Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, Mirror Mirror, & Wicked
Sheri S. Tepper – Beauty
The Princess and the Hound - Mette Ivie Harrison
Sheri S. Tepper – Beauty
The Princess and the Hound - Mette Ivie Harrison
Peter S. Beagle – The Last Unicorn
Looking Glass Wars – Frank Beddor
Cameron Dokey – YA Series “Once Upon a Time” – retold fairytales
The Princess Bride – William Goldman
Robin McKinley – a wide selection of retold fairytales
Looking Glass Wars – Frank Beddor
Cameron Dokey – YA Series “Once Upon a Time” – retold fairytales
The Princess Bride – William Goldman
Robin McKinley – a wide selection of retold fairytales
CS Lewis – Till We Have Faces (Cupid & Psyche)
Louise Murphy – The True Story of Hansel & Gretel
Jane Yolen – Briar Rose
Thanks for coming, next – July 9th – Parodies!
Music Close – Ghosts II #12 NIN
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I have no ideas about how to do a podcast, but I do write and teach about fairy tales to college students. I will have them check this podcast out this fall. I have a question, how do I get this podcast? Can I access through archives for students to enjoy and ponder?
Thanks. KateW
The podcast is available here on the site in that blue box on this page. But if you go to http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cherithe all the episodes are there. People can also download the episodes from iTunes.
Figured it out! It’s now on my blog, to be used by students and others for fairy tale enlightenment!
Awesome, I hope they like it!