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Title:
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Frau Holle: in the Marchen and beyond an analysis of the figure Frau Holle in the Grimm brothers fairy tale and Germanic mythology
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Author:
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Boschee, Kerby Lynn
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Abstract:
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Known internationally through the Aarne-Thompson Tale Type Index as AT-480, and
also known in the fairy tale world of the Grimm Brothers as Frau Holle, the fairy tale
Frau Holle is arguably one of the most well known tales in all of Germany. How is the
figure Frau Holle in the Grimm Brothers' fairy tale the same as the figure Frau Holle in
Germanic mythology and what is the relationship between the two. Sources of data used to examine this relationship include literature from areas such as
folklore studies and German studies. This study addresses points of interest in each of
those areas and attempts to showcase important aspects of the genre of fairy tales and
how they relate to Germanic mythology through the analysis of the figure Frau Holle. Initially seen as two figures, the Frau Holle that appears in the fairy tale is interconnected
with the figure in Germanic mythology, which appeared first and ultimately became
absorbed into her counterpart in the fairy tale. |
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Description:
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Thesis (M.A., Special Major (German Studies)) -- California State University, Sacramento, 2009. |
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URI:
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http://hdl.handle.net/10211.9/640
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Date:
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2010-09-17 |
