Episode 93: Let's talk about Fairytales

Notes:

The definition of fairy tale is referenced from: https://literaryterms.net/fairy-tale/

The Verbivore references the archetypes or stock characters present in fairytales. There are many lists of character archetypes based on different perspectives and nuances. Here are links to a coupl:

201 Character Archetypes Writers MUST Have In Their Armoury - https://industrialscripts.com/archetypes-of-characters/

12 Character Archetypes Every Writer Should Already Know - https://blog.reedsy.com/12-common-character-archetypes-every-writer-should-already-know/

In preparation for this conversation, the Verbivore watched some great Ted Talks on Fairytales. Here are a few:

Myths, Folklore & Legends: We Still Need Our Fairy Tales | Heidi Shamsuddin | TEDxUniversityofMalaya - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HlBwSYjUPI

Why We Absolutely Need Fairy Tales | Jason Link | TEDxYouth@Bend - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXNl6J_vpFc

Transforming Our Understanding of Fairy Tales | Anne Duggan | TEDxWayneStateU - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jit32hKZ-BM

The Verbivore mentioned a quote that’s often attributed to Einstein. Below is the quote and here is some additional context: https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2013/12/einsteins-folklore/

“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.”

Books Mentioned:

Little Red Riding Hood by Brothers Grimm

Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype by Clarissa Pinkola Estés

Rapunzel by Brother Grimm

The Beauty and the Beast by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villenueve

Cinderella by by Charles Perrault

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

The Runaway Species: How human creativity remakes the world by David Eagleman

Movies Mentioned:

Tangled - Directed by Nathan Greno, Byron Howard

Ponyo - Directed by Hayao Miyazaki

Music from: https://filmmusic.io
’Friendly day’ by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
Licence: CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)