Märchen und Spiel
Fairy Tale and Game
Contributor(s): Katarzyna Grzywka-Kolago (Editor), Małgorzata Filipowicz (Editor), Maciej Jędrzejewski (Editor)
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, German Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: fairy tale; game; play; German literature; English literature
Summary/Abstract: The volume is a collection of 18 papers that examine the relationships between fairy tales and games/play from a variety of perspectives, taking on a broad range of research problems, methodological approaches and source materials. The contributors seek not only to elucidate the treatment of the game/play motif in fairy tales, but also to uncover the mechanics of intertextual and inter-medial play with the fairy tale tradition in American, British, Georgian, Icelandic, Austrian, Swiss and Polish culture. As such, the book showcases the richness and multi-layered quality of the “fairy tale and game/play” thematic complex, serving as inspiration and encouragement for continued research.
Series: Warschauer Beiträge zur Märchenforschung
- E-ISBN-13: 978-83-235-4950-5
- Print-ISBN-13: 978-83-235-4942-0
- Page Count: 290
- Publication Year: 2021
- Language: English, German
Zur Idee des Spiels
Zur Idee des Spiels
(To the idea of the game)
- Author(s):Małgorzata Filipowicz
- Language:English, German
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, German Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:13-19
- No. of Pages:7
- Keywords:fairy tale; game; play; German literature; English literature
- Summary/Abstract:The volume is a collection of 18 papers that examine the relationships between fairy tales and games/play from a variety of perspectives, taking on a broad range of research problems, methodological approaches and source materials. The contributors seek not only to elucidate the treatment of the game/play motif in fairy tales, but also to uncover the mechanics of intertextual and inter-medial play with the fairy tale tradition in American, British, Georgian, Icelandic, Austrian, Swiss and Polish culture. As such, the book showcases the richness and multi-layered quality of the “fairy tale and game/play” thematic complex, serving as inspiration and encouragement for continued research.
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Über das Spiel der Poesie im Märchen
Über das Spiel der Poesie im Märchen
(About the Game of Poetry in Fairy Tales)
- Author(s):Harm-Peer Zimmermann
- Language:English, German
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, German Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:20-37
- No. of Pages:18
- Keywords:fairy tales; game theory; aesthetics; anthropology; poetics
- Summary/Abstract:This paper asks about the intellectual origin of game theory with regard to fairy tales: what is the underlying concept of game? For this purpose, the hour of birth of homo ludens as homo narrans is examined. It concerns the aesthetics of Immanuel Kant and Friedrich Schiller, the anthropology of Johann Gottfried Herder and the poetics of Jacob Grimm. Different frameworks for the autonomy of the narrative game are presented: epistemological, epochal, national and formal.
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„Bevor du deinen Prinzen findest, mußt du eine Menge Frösche küssen“
„Bevor du deinen Prinzen findest, mußt du eine Menge Frösche küssen“
(“You Have to Kiss a Lot of Frogs before You Meet Your Handsome Prince”)
- Author(s):Wolfgang Mieder
- Language:English, German
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, German Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:38-60
- No. of Pages:23
- Keywords:fairy tale; Grimm; kiss; proverb; variant
- Summary/Abstract:In the German fairy tale Der Froschkönig the princess throws the ugly frog in disgust against the wall, upon which the animal changes into a handsome prince. In a variant the frog sleeps for three nights on the bed of the princess and then is changed into a prince. There are dialect variants in which the frog is transformed into a prince by a liberating kiss. With the exception of very recent children’s books, there is no kiss scene in the printed versions of the tale. The kiss has entered the folktale by way of the modern proverb “You have to kiss a lot of frogs before you meet your handsome prince.”
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Spielen wie die Götter
Spielen wie die Götter
(Playing like Gods)
- Author(s):Angelika B. Hirsch
- Language:English, German
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, German Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:61-72
- No. of Pages:12
- Keywords:fairy tales preserve cultural peculiarities; playing characters; Tacitus and playing Germans; unholy gambling; gambling as a picture of an ideal world
- Summary/Abstract:Gambling protagonists are characteristic of Icelandic fairy tales, while the act of playing itself is irrelevant to the plot. A closer look at the playing characters surprisingly reveals a deep understanding of ancient Germanic culture: gambling with each other is much more than pure leisure. Humans and Gods are building a communion and performing an ideal world.
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Vom symbolischen Spiel mit der Angst oder: Wie Märchen spielerisch Abwehrkräfte stärken
Vom symbolischen Spiel mit der Angst oder: Wie Märchen spielerisch Abwehrkräfte stärken
(About the Symbolic Play with Fear, or: How ‘Märchen’ Help to Build Up Resilience)
- Author(s):Sabine Lutkat
- Language:English, German
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, German Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:73-86
- No. of Pages:14
- Keywords:‘Märchen’; symbolisation; thrill; children’s games; courage
- Summary/Abstract:‘Märchen’ symbolise our dreams and desires, our fears and nightmares. Traditional ‘Kindermärchen’ with the motifs of devouring and being devoured have a striking similarity with early children’s games. The experience of going through a playful fright in these games or through traditional stories works because the frame is safe and secure. The thrill of experiencing fear in a secure environment accompanies the child’s development and helps to build up resilience and emotional resources.
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Spiel um Leben und Tod in georgischen Volksmärchen
Spiel um Leben und Tod in georgischen Volksmärchen
(The Play of Life and Death in Georgian Folktales)
- Author(s):Elene Gogiashvili
- Language:English, German
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, German Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:87-94
- No. of Pages:8
- Keywords:folktale; magic tale; realistic tale; children’s games; mythology
- Summary/Abstract:The article gives an account of Georgian folktales and traditional children’s games, representing the fight between light and darkness. An overview of folkloric material outlines the characteristics and transformations of some archaic motifs in magic tales, realistic tales and traditional games. This article shows how a mythological motif can be transformed in folk traditions and what correlation may folktales have with children’s games.
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„Wenn ich nur wüsste, wie es ist, wenn man ganz arm ist …“
„Wenn ich nur wüsste, wie es ist, wenn man ganz arm ist …“
(“If I Only Knew What It Is Like to Be Very Poor… ”)
- Author(s):Ewelina Michta
- Language:English, German
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, German Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:95-110
- No. of Pages:16
- Keywords:fairy tale; Berlin; princess; fate; learning process
- Summary/Abstract:The aim of this study was the analysis of a fairy tale from the cycle of sagas and fairy tales from Berlin entitled "Das Märchen von der Prinzessin, die das Hungern lernen wollte". The story concerns the reckless game of Princess Charlotte with her fate. An examination of the empirical material revealed that the protagonist was exposed to a learning process on her courageous journey, from which she learned an important lesson. The theme of the fairy tale can therefore have a meaning for the real life of the reader, which consists in the universal educational role.
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Märchen im Spiel? Spiel mit Märchen? Zum polnischen Opernschaffen in dem Großen Theater – der Nationaloper
Märchen im Spiel? Spiel mit Märchen? Zum polnischen Opernschaffen in dem Großen Theater – der Nationaloper
(Fairy Tales in a Play? A Play with Fairy Tales? About Polish Operas at the Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera)
- Author(s):Małgorzata Kosacka
- Language:English, German
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, German Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:111-122
- No. of Pages:12
- Keywords:fairy tale; fairy-tale drama; libretto; opera
- Summary/Abstract:The paper aims to present the results of studies on a fairy-tale drama based on the repertoire of the Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera in Warsaw. The author tries to describe the development of the genre and the typology of its forms, and to compare its structural features in order to present the tradition of the poetics of a fairy-tale drama at the Polish National Opera.
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Die Welt als Bühne und Darstellung
Die Welt als Bühne und Darstellung
(The World as Stage and Performance)
- Author(s):Andrey Kotin
- Language:English, German
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, German Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:123-137
- No. of Pages:15
- Keywords:fairy tale; play; Romanticism; Ludwig Tieck
- Summary/Abstract:The article focuses on the metamorphosis of the fairy tale "Puss in Boots", both in Perrault’s and Grimm Brothers’ versions, transformed into a theatrical performance by Ludwig Tieck, a legendary German Romanticist. The most important topics to be discussed in this context include those of literature and other art forms dealing with the play-like nature of reality and the multifunctional, interactive triad “Player–Spectator–Author.”
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Märchenhafte Elemente und kulturkritische Aspekte in Heinrich Federers Kurzprosatexten "Wie Bruder Klaus lesen lehrt" und "Vater und Sohn im Examen"
Märchenhafte Elemente und kulturkritische Aspekte in Heinrich Federers Kurzprosatexten "Wie Bruder Klaus lesen lehrt" und "Vater und Sohn im Examen"
(Fairy-Tale Elements and Their Sociocritical Function in Short Stories by Heinrich Federer: "How Bruder Klaus Teaches to Read" and "Father and Son at the Exam")
- Author(s):Marzena Górecka
- Language:English, German
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, German Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:138-158
- No. of Pages:21
- Keywords:social criticism; short stories; fairy-tale genre; society and culture of modernity; Catholic writer
- Summary/Abstract:Heinrich Federer was a Swiss writer whose short stories were bestsellers. The sociocritical aspect of his short prose is discussed in the article, drawing upon two of his stories. The analysis is intended to show that in his social criticism Federer uses means of expression and categories typical of the fairy-tale genre, such as contradictions or dreams. In the first text the author sketches the idyllically situated hermitage of the uneducated title protagonist, standing in opposition to the outside world.
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"Little Allies": Hermynia Zur Mühlens Märchen als phantasievolle Lernspiele
"Little Allies": Hermynia Zur Mühlens Märchen als phantasievolle Lernspiele
("Little Allies": Hermynia Zur Mühlen’s Fairy Tales as Imaginative Educational Games)
- Author(s):Christiane Baumann
- Language:English, German
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, German Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:159-177
- No. of Pages:19
- Keywords:proletarian fairy tales; exile literature; proletarian revolutionary literature; fairy-tale collection; Hermynia Zur Mühlen
- Summary/Abstract:Zur Mühlen is known as the most important German-speaking author of proletarian fairy tales. This essay examines the concept of propaganda and the meaning of play in her writing style, which not only set the theme for her fairy tales throughout the 1920s, but also for her last fairy-tale collection, Littles Allies, which was neglected by researchers. This article debunks the widespread theory that Zur Mühlen gave up her leftist beliefs and returned to her Catholic roots while in exile.
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„Waldsterben als letztes Märchen“
„Waldsterben als letztes Märchen“
(“Dying Forests as the Last Fairy Tale”)
- Author(s):Mirosław Ossowski
- Language:English, German
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, German Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:178-187
- No. of Pages:10
- Keywords:fairy tales; dying forests; The Rat; Günter Grass; Brothers Grimm
- Summary/Abstract:This article is about the influence of the fairy tales of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm on the literary work of Günter Grass, especially on the novel "The Rat". The play with fairy-tale motifs in dealing with the problem of the dying forests of Germany is analysed. The subject of the study is a film draft in the novel with fairy-tale characters and the Brothers Grimm.
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„Die Welt der Erscheinung ist für sie nur ein Spiel“
„Die Welt der Erscheinung ist für sie nur ein Spiel“
(“The World of Phenomena Is Just a Game to Her”)
- Author(s):Marek Jakubów
- Language:English, German
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, German Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:188-202
- No. of Pages:15
- Keywords:Martin Mosebach; German literature; fairy-tale drama
- Summary/Abstract:Martin Mosebach’s drama "Rotkäppchen und der Wolf" (2006) harks back to Ludwig Tieck’s fairy tale. For Mosebach, the destruction of the depicted world, characteristic of this Romantic genre and often interpreted as a harbinger of the postmodern game, is not a means of unmasking conventionalised patterns. The writer uses them to create a multilayered structure, analogous to Baroque antithesis, which indicates complicated connections and hidden meanings.
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Play and Literature: "Ludus" in Michael Ende’s "Der Spiegel im Spiegel"
Play and Literature: "Ludus" in Michael Ende’s "Der Spiegel im Spiegel"
(Play and Literature: "Ludus" in Michael Ende’s "Der Spiegel im Spiegel")
- Author(s):Małgorzata Filipowicz
- Language:English, German
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, German Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:203-213
- No. of Pages:11
- Keywords:play; cultural record; fantasy; ludic elements; intertextual games
- Summary/Abstract:In the present paper, the terms ‘game’ and ‘play’ are used interchangeably and analysed on the basis of "Der Spiegel im Spiegel" by Michael Ende (1986). In this collection of short stories, the exploration of play with reference to the form, structure and composition of the work of literature should only be considered as a side issue, since play as “cultural record” or Bakhtinian dialogism appears to occupy a central role here.
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Janosch erzählt und spielt mit Grimms Märchen
Janosch erzählt und spielt mit Grimms Märchen
(Janosch Tells a Story and Plays with Grimms’ Fairy Tales)
- Author(s):Angela Bajorek
- Language:English, German
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, German Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:214-222
- No. of Pages:9
- Keywords:Janosch; Grimms’ fairy tales; ironic play with fairy tales; contemporary adaptation
- Summary/Abstract:The paper shows how Janosch adapted Grimms’ fairy tales by offering a new interpretation and introducing structural changes. His collection, which is modern and innovative in the context of German children’s and youth literature of the 1970s, is full of sarcasm and irony, and it points to a critical view of human weaknesses.
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Märchen im Dienst der Kriminalprävention
Märchen im Dienst der Kriminalprävention
(Fairy Tales in the Service of Crime Prevention)
- Author(s):Ewelina Kamińska-Ossowska
- Language:English, German
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, German Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:223-236
- No. of Pages:14
- Keywords:modern fairy tale; modern dangers; criminal activity on the internet
- Summary/Abstract:The article examines texts from the brochure "Es war einmal … das Internet. 5 moderne Märchen über 5 moderne Problembereiche" (2015), published by the Swiss Crime Prevention SKP. This essay attempts to show the specifics of these texts, their connection with traditional fairy tales and with the processes of social modernisation, their intended function, and how they can influence and warn children of modern dangers.
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In Memory of Granny Weatherwax
In Memory of Granny Weatherwax
(In Memory of Granny Weatherwax)
- Author(s):Bartłomiej Błaszkiewicz
- Language:English, German
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, German Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:237-250
- No. of Pages:14
- Keywords:fantasy; Pratchett; folktale; narration; spirituality
- Summary/Abstract:The article concerns the evolution of the character of Granny Weatherwax, one of the central creations of the Discworld comic fantasy series by the British author Terry Pratchett. The argument attempts to trace the progressive development of the character against the ever more complex narrative techniques adopted by Pratchett in the successive novels, and also in the context of the author’s growing sophistication in tackling major existential themes in his fiction.
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Kunstprügelei, Grimm-Inspiration und Märchenspiele à la Eulenspiegel
Kunstprügelei, Grimm-Inspiration und Märchenspiele à la Eulenspiegel
(Art Fights, Grimms Inspiration and Fairy-Tale Games à la Eulenspiegel)
- Author(s):Maciej Jędrzejewski
- Language:English, German
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, German Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:251-265
- No. of Pages:15
- Keywords:fairy tale; fairy-tale motifs; Grimm; Clemens Setz
- Summary/Abstract:This essay shows the literary references to fairy-tale motifs in the work of the Austrian writer Clemens Setz. The references reflect the programmatic aspects of the author. That is, among other things, the portrayal of the inhumanity of society and the literary concept of portraying the abnormal as normal. Setz also makes a reference to the Hansel and Gretel fairy tale, which is analysed in the article.
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Wie der Abgestoßene zum Auserwählten und der Isolierte zum Allverbundenen wird
Wie der Abgestoßene zum Auserwählten und der Isolierte zum Allverbundenen wird
(How the Reject Becomes the Chosen One, and the Recluse Is Able to Connect with Everybody)
- Author(s):Katarzyna Grzywka-Kolago
- Language:English, German
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, German Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:266-283
- No. of Pages:19
- Keywords:folktale; abstract style; novel; Hanns-Josef Ortheil; Max Lüthi
- Summary/Abstract:According to the theory of the Swiss folktale scholar Max Lüthi, the genre is characterised by the so-called abstract style. Its central features include ‘isolation’ and ‘extreme contrasts.’ The purpose of the paper is to prove the hypothesis that the abstract style is an important narrative facet of Hanns-Josef Ortheil’s novel "Das Kind, das nicht fragte" (2012). This is most apparent in the composition of principal and secondary characters, but also in the creation of space.
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