IIRC, Perault was retelling at least a good chunk of his, but he definitely left an imprint either way. I guess we could argue the degree to which HCA's were original, in the same way we can argue that about pretty much any story, but he's generally credited as the original author of a fair number of well known fairy tale plots?
I think probs in its most recognizable form "fairy tale" is just going to attach itself to various related globs of stories that may or may not have anything in common on a deeper level. I have never ever heard a consistent, comprehensive definition of the term. Which I guess also true of most genres ... but I never tried to write a paper about the definitions of most genres so I harbor less bitterness?
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Date: 2010-07-11 07:12 am (UTC)I think probs in its most recognizable form "fairy tale" is just going to attach itself to various related globs of stories that may or may not have anything in common on a deeper level. I have never ever heard a consistent, comprehensive definition of the term. Which I guess also true of most genres ... but I never tried to write a paper about the definitions of most genres so I harbor less bitterness?