Archive for the 'Fairy Tales' Category

Fairy Tales: Once Upon a Time They Weren’t for Children (part 5)

Wednesday, November 16th, 2005

Gradually fairy tales, with their fanciful notions such as fairy godmothers and wish granting, became the domain of children, but not without controversy. Many people in the Victorian era believed that children should only be given stories that reinforced religious and moral values and that any element of fantasy was […]

Fairy Tales: Once Upon a Time They Weren’t for Children (part 4)

Tuesday, November 8th, 2005

Fairy tales were not originally intended for children nor were they considered to be acceptable for children.

Fairy Tales: Once Upon a Time They Weren’t for Children (part 3).

Wednesday, October 5th, 2005

Storytelling must be one of the oldest and purest forms of human entertainment.

Fairy Tales: Once Upon a Time They Weren’t for Children (part 2)

Wednesday, September 14th, 2005

The idea that a fairy tale should have a happy ending is a relatively new one.

Fairy Tales: Once Upon a Time They Weren’t for Children (part 1)

Monday, July 4th, 2005

Fairy tales have been enormously popular with children for many years, but fairy tales were not originally intended to be children’s stories.

Story Types - What is a Fairy Tale ?

Monday, June 20th, 2005

Despite their name, very few of these actually contain fairies.

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Thursday, May 19th, 2005

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