Saturday, March 16, 2013

March 17 Tip: Fairy Tales Are for Adults Again

Why Fairy Tales Are for Adults Again (from "On Being")

http://www.onbeing.org/program/the-great-cauldron-of-story-maria-tatar-on-why-fairy-tales-are-for-adults-again/5073

THE GREAT CAULDRON OF STORY: MARIA TATAR ON WHY FAIRY TALES ARE FOR ADULTS AGAIN
Fairy tales don't only belong to the domain of childhood. Their overt themes are threaded throughout hit TV series like Game of Thrones and True Blood, Grimm andOnce Upon a Time. These stories survive, says Maria Tatar, by adapting across cultures and history. They are carriers of the plots we endlessly re-work in the narratives of our lives -- helping us work through things like fear and hope.


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