SLAV 512, October 23, 2003
Continue the are tales still told discussion
In US?
Elsewhere ?
Snake husband as a way to say what cannot be said
Probably cannot be consciously realized
Compare airline poop legend and snake husband tale in terms of function
Both narrate things that cannot be said
They say them in a round-about way
Tale-like narratives on TV, in movies
Tales are where things turn out as they should
Need for this message for all people of all ages
Reassurance and comfort
So - tale like narratives always exist in some form
Oral or other, but mass audience
Speaking of tale-like material in other forms
Salmon Rushdie on the films Gangs of New York and Lord of the Rings Two Towers
Then Propp
Morphology
Historical Roots - Polina
Haney - Blake
Bettelheim - Ashley
Jung/Marie vonFranz - Brandi
Zipes
Warner - Kathleen
M - Jann's dissertation