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Marian Roalfe Cox
Marian Roalfe Cox (30 August 1860 – 1916) was an English folklorist who pioneered studies in Morphology for the fairy tale '' Cinderella''. Biography Cox was born in London. She joined the Folklore Society of Britain in 1888, and became an Honorary Member in 1904. Burne, Charlotte S. " Obituary: Marian Emily Roalfe Cox" ''Folk-Lore''. Volume 27, 1916. pp. 434–435. In 1893, on a commission from the society, Cox produced ''Cinderella: Three Hundred and Forty-Five Variants of Cinderella, Catskin and, Cap O' Rushes, Abstracted and Tabulated with a Discussion of Medieval Analogues and Notes'', a seminal work in the study of Cinderella, introduced by Andrew Lang.If The Shoe Fits: Folklorists' criteria for #510 She also wrote ''An Introduction to Folk-Lore'' (1895). She di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morphology (folkloristics)
In folkloristics, morphology is the study of the structure of folklore and fairy tales. Some pioneering work in this field was begun in the nineteenth century, such as Marian Roalfe Cox's work on Cinderella, ''Cinderella: Three Hundred and Forty-Five Variants of Cinderella, Catskin and, Cap O' Rushes, Abstracted and Tabulated with a Discussion of Medieval Analogues and Notes''.If The Shoe Fits: Folklorists' criteria for #510 However, folkloristic morphology took on much more form in the twentieth century, driven by the work of two researchers and theorists: Russian scholar Vladimir Propp and Finnish folklorist Antti Aarne. Antti Aarne's theories, enlarged and expanded by American folklorist Stith Thompson in 1961 and by Hans-Jörg Uther in 2004, look at motif (folkloristics), motifs r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Women Folklorists
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English Folklorists
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The Glass Mountain (fairy Tale)
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The Little Bull-Calf
The Little Bull-Calf is an English Romani fairy tale collected by Joseph Jacobs in ''More English Fairy Tales''. Joseph Jacobs, ''More English Fairy Tales''. "The Little Bull-Calf" Marian Roalfe Cox, in her pioneering study of ''Cinderella'', identified it as a "hero" type, featuring a male hero instead of the usual heroine. Source The tale was collected by Irish linguist John Sampson from a Romani man named Gray, who named his tale ''De Little Bull-Calf'', and published in the '' Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society''. Francis Hindes Groome republished the tale and sourced it from an English-Romani teller. In another article from the ''Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society'', T. W. Thompson indicated that Sampson's informant was a man named Johnny Gray, from a Romani family surnamed Gray. Synopsis A little boy was given a little bull-calf by his father. His father died, and his mother remarried. His stepfather was cruel to him and threatened to kill the calf. An old man a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tattercoats
"Tattercoats" is an English fairy tale collected by Joseph Jacobs in his ''More English Fairy Tales''. It is Aarne–Thompson type 510B, the persecuted heroine. Others of this type include "Cap O' Rushes", "Catskin", "Little Cat Skin", "Allerleirauh", " The King who Wished to Marry His Daughter", " The She-Bear", "Donkeyskin", "Mossycoat", " The Princess That Wore A Rabbit-Skin Dress", and " The Bear". Synopsis A great lord had no living relatives except a little granddaughter, and because her mother, his daughter, had died in childbirth, he swore that he would never look at her. He sat in his castle and mourned his dead daughter. The granddaughter grew up quite neglected, and was called "Tattercoats" for her ragged clothing. She spent her days in the fields with only a gooseherd for her companion. Her grandfather was invited to a royal ball. He had his hair sheared off, for it had bound him to his chair, and made preparations to go. Tattercoats's old nurse begged him to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bear (fairy Tale)
The Bear is a fairy tale collected by Andrew Lang in '' The Grey Fairy Book''. It is Aarne-Thompson classification system type 510B, unnatural love. Others of this type include Cap O' Rushes, Catskin, Little Cat Skin, Allerleirauh, The King who Wished to Marry His Daughter, The She-Bear, Tattercoats, Mossycoat, The Princess That Wore A Rabbit-Skin Dress, and Donkeyskin, or the legend of Saint Dymphna.Heidi Anne Heiner,Tales Similar to Donkeyskin"Maria Tatar, p 213, ''The Annotated Classic Fairy Tales'', Synopsis A king loved his daughter so much that he kept her in her rooms for fear harm would come to her. She complained to her nurse; unbeknownst to her, the nurse was a witch. She told her to get a wheelbarrow and a bearskin from the king. The king gave them to her, the nurse enchanted them, and when the princess put on the skin, it disguised her, and when she got into the wheelbarrow, it took her wherever she wanted to go. She had it take her to a forest. A prince hunted h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One-Eye, Two-Eyes, And Three-Eyes
"One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes" is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, tale number 130. Andrew Lang included it, as "Little One-eye, Little Two-eyes, and Little Three-eyes", in ''The Green Fairy Book''. It is Aarne-Thompson type 511. It is an anomalous fairy tale, in that the protagonist is neither the youngest nor an only child, but the middle of three. Synopsis A woman had three daughters: The eldest daughter only had single eye in the middle of her forehead, the second daughter was common like ordinary people, the youngest daughter had two eyes on the sides of her head and one eye in the middle of her forehead. Her mother and sisters scorned Little Two Eyes because she was like other people. They treated her badly, leaving her only their leftovers to eat. One day Little Two Eyes was sent to the field to tend to the goat, she sat down and cried as she had been given so little to eat and when she looked up a woman was standing beside her. The woman asked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Goose-Girl At The Well
"The Goose-Girl at the Well" (German: ''Die Gänsehirtin am Brunnen'') is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm (KHM 179). It is Aarne-Thompson type 923 ('Love Like Salt'). Synopsis An old woman raised geese in the mountains. One day, speaking of her heavy burden, she persuaded a count to carry it for her up the mountain. He found it burdensome, but she would not let him even rest. When they arrived at the hut, there was an ugly girl tending the old woman's geese, but the old woman would not let them stay together, lest "he may fall in love with her". Before the old woman sent the count away, she gave him a box cut out of an emerald as thanks for carrying her burden. The count wandered the woods for three days before he arrived at a town where a king and queen reigned. He showed them the box. When the queen saw the box, she collapsed as if dead, and the count was led to a dungeon and kept there. When the queen woke, she insisted on speaking with him. She told ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Lear
''The Tragedy of King Lear'', often shortened to ''King Lear'', is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is loosely based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between his daughters Goneril and Regan (King Lear), Regan, who pay homage to gain favour, feigning love. The King's third daughter, Cordelia (King Lear), Cordelia, is offered a third of his kingdom also, but refuses to be insincere in her praise and affection. She instead offers the respect of a daughter and is disowned by Lear who seeks flattery. Regan and Goneril subsequently break promises to host Lear and his entourage, so he opts to become homeless and destitute, and goes insane. The French King married to Cordelia then invades Britain to restore order and Lear's rule. In a subplot, Edmund, the illegitimate son of the Earl of Gloucester, betrays his brother and father. Tragically, Lear, Cordelia and several other main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allerleirauh
"Allerleirauh" () is a fairy tale recorded by the Brothers Grimm. Since the second edition published in 1819, it has been recorded as Tale no. 65. Andrew Lang included it in '' The Green Fairy Book''. It is Aarne–Thompson folktale type 510B, unnatural love. Others of this type include " Cap O' Rushes", " Donkeyskin", " Catskin", " Little Cat Skin", " The King who Wished to Marry His Daughter", " The She-Bear", " Mossycoat", " Tattercoats", " The Princess That Wore A Rabbit-Skin Dress", " Katie Woodencloak", " The Bear" and " The Princess in the Suit of Leather". Indeed, some English translators of "Allerleirauh" titled that story "Catskin" despite the differences between the German and English tales. Synopsis A king promised his dying wife that he would not re-marry unless it was to a woman who was as beautiful as she was, and when he looked for a new wife, he realized that the only woman that could match her beauty was his own daughter. The daughter tried to make the wedding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
