This course studies folktales worldwide, using anthropological, structural, and
psychological approaches. Students are expected to learn the deep meanings of folktales
and how they reflect and relate to human life in different cultures. Two popular juvenile
novels are selected to be studied along with the folktales in order for the students to
compare genres and to extend their knowledge of folktales to other types of literary
expressions. Oral reports and group discussions will be conducted in class. A mid-term
exam and a final paper are required.This course studies folktales worldwide, using anthropological, structural, and
psychological approaches. Students are expected to learn the deep meanings of folktales
and how they reflect and relate to human life in different cultures. Two popular juvenile
novels are selected to be studied along with the folktales in order for the students to
compare genres and to extend their knowledge of folktales to other types of literature
expressions. Oral reports and group discussions will be conducted in class. A mid-term
exam and a final paper are required.
Burnett, Francis Hodgson. The Secret Garden. NY: Dell, first published 1938.
Miller, Lucien, ed. & trans. South of the Clouds: Tales from Yunnan. Seattle: U. of
Washington, 1994.
Saint-Exupery, Antoine de. The Little Prince. Trans. Katherine Woods. NY: Harcourt Brace
Jovanovich, 1943, 1971.
Thompson, Stith, ed. One Hundred Favorite Folktales. Bloomington: Indiana U., 1968.
The following selections are on reserve at the Departmental Library:
Dorson, Richard M., ed. Folktales Told around the World. Chicago: University of Chicago
Press, 1975.
“The Mother Serpent,” India, 181-187.
Eberhard, Wolfram, ed. Folktales of China. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1965.
“Kung Yeh-ch’ang Understands the Language of Birds,” 83-86.
Lee, F. H., ed. Folk Tales of All Nations. NY: Coward-McCann, 1932.
“The Talking Bird,” China, 356-357.
“The Maiden with the Wooden Bowl,” Japan, 697-699.
“The Story of the Stone Lion,” Tibet, 923-927.
Seki, Keigo. Folktales of Japan, trans. Robert Adams. Chicago: University of Chicago Press,
1963.
“Momotaro, The Peach Boy,” 40-43.
“The Snail Choja,” 82-90.
“The White Bird Sister,” 92-98.
“The Skeleton’s Song,” 145-148.
Recommended Theory and Criticism
Bettelheim, Bruno. The Uses of Enchantment. 1975.
Hall, Nor. The Moon and the Virgin: Reflections on the Archetypal Feminine. NY: Harper
and Row, 1980.
Iser, Wolfgang. The Implied Reader. 1974.
----,--------------. The Act of Reading. 1979.
Levi-Strauss, Claude. The Raw and the Cooked, tr. by John & Doreen Weightman. 1969
(1964)
Luthi, Max 0. Once Upon a Time: On the Nature of Fairy Tales. Bloomington: Indiana U,
1976.
Neumann, Erich. The Great Mother: An Analysis of the Archetype, translated by Ralph
Manheim. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1972.
Piaget, Jean. The Child's Conception of the World. 1929.
Sale, Roger. Fairy Tales and After: From Snow White to E.B. White. 1979.
Tatar, Maria. The Hard Facts of the Grimms’ Fairy Tales. Princeton: Princeton Univer
Burnett, Francis Hodgson. The Secret Garden. NY: Dell, first published 1938.
Miller, Lucien, ed. & trans. South of the Clouds: Tales from Yunnan. Seattle: U. of
Washington, 1994.
Saint-Exupery, Antoine de. The Little Prince. Trans. Katherine Woods. NY: Harcourt Brace
Jovanovich, 1943, 1971.
Thompson, Stith, ed. One Hundred Favorite Folktales. Bloomington: Indiana U., 1968.
The following selections are on reserve at the Departmental Library:
Dorson, Richard M., ed. Folktales Told around the World. Chicago: University of Chicago
Press, 1975.
"The Mother Serpent," India, 181-187.
Eberhard, Wolfram, ed. Folktales of China. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1965.
“Kung Yeh-ch’ang Understands the Language of Birds,” 83-86.
Lee, F. H., ed. Folk Tales of All Nations. NY: Coward-McCann, 1932.
"The Talking Bird," China, 356-357.
“The Maiden with the Wooden Bowl,” Japan, 697-699.
“The Story of the Stone Lion,” Tibet, 923-927.
Seki, Keigo. Folktales of Japan, trans. Robert Adams. Chicago: University of Chicago Press,
1963.
“Momotaro, The Peach Boy,” 40-43.
“The Snail Choja,” 82-90.
“The White Bird Sister,” 92-98.
“The Skeleton’s Song,” 145-148.
Recommended Theory and Criticism
Bettelheim, Bruno. The Uses of Enchantment. 1975.
Hall, Nor. The Moon and the Virgin: Reflections on the Archetypal Feminine. NY: Harper
and Row, 1980.
Iser, Wolfgang. The Implied Reader. 1974.
----,--------------. The Act of Reading. 1979.
Levi-Strauss, Claude. The Raw and the Cooked, tr. by John & Doreen Weightman. 1969
(1964)
Luthi, Max 0. Once Upon a Time: On the Nature of Fairy Tales. Bloomington: Indiana U,
1976.
Neumann, Erich. The Great Mother: An Analysis of the Archetype, translated by Ralph
Manheim. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1972.
Piaget, Jean. The Child's Conception of the World. 1929.
Sale, Roger. Fairy Tales and After: From Snow White to E.B. White. 1979.
Tatar, Maria. The Hard Facts of the Grimms’ Fairy Tales. Princeton: Princeton Univer
| 評分項目 Grading Method | 配分比例 Grading percentage | 說明 Description |
|---|---|---|
| Class attendance, participation, oral reportsClass attendance, participation, oral reports class attendance, participation, oral reports |
30 | |
| Mid-term examMid-term exam mid-term exam |
30 | |
| Final paperFinal paper final paper |
40 |
