Children's literature studies: general
October 2020
Metamorphoses of the Fairy Tale
by Antonella Cagnolati, Angela Articoni
Survived for millennia, handed down and told from generation to generation, beyond the space and time in which they arose, fairy tales have traveled and crossed borders wherever there were communities prepared to listen to them and empathically accept their deepest meaning. Through fantastic form these narratives have distilled and conveyed an archaic wisdom – result of the experiences practiced by humanity in its complex struggle to survive: men and women of all times have found answers to their doubts, questions and problems that for centuries gripped their destinies and to which it was necessary to find creative and adventurous solutions, showing the wide palette of human conditions and events.
