#38 A GRIMM Understanding of Retellings

<p>Content warning for discussion of sexual assault in mythology and romance novels at times: 1:00:58 -1:11:36</p><p>This is a long one, you sparkly romance nerds. Buckle in! We're diving into Cinderella, Beauty &amp; the Beast, Pride &amp; Prejudice, and Hades &amp; Persephone! If you haven't listened to part one, go click <a href="https://blubrry.com/nopl/83998831/37-an-homage-to-retellings-in-romance-books/">#37</a> for some information on the different categories of retellings. Questions/Comments/Concerns? Don't forget to email us at <a href="mailto:ragingromantics@nopl.org">ragingromantics@nopl.org</a>!</p><p></p><p>Terms:</p><ul><li><u>Folktale </u>- a fictional story passed down by generations, generally starting as an oral tradition, and with the purpose of relating a moral or life lesson to the listener.</li><li><u>Tale Type</u> - a self-sufficient narrative</li><li><u>Motif </u>- the smallest descriptive unit within the narrative. These motifs combined together create the building blocks that lead us up to a narrative</li><li><u>Myth </u>- a legendary story that usually explains some historical or religious phenomenon</li><li><u>Literature </u>- in this episode, this refers to fictional writings that serve no larger purpose than just to tell a story</li><li><u>Trope </u>- a narrative within the larger literary narrative; a path built of motifs that leads to an understood outcome</li><li><a href="https://sites.ualberta.ca/~urban/Projects/English/Content/ATU_Tales.htm">The Aarne-Thompson-Uther classification of folktales</a> - abbreviated to ATU, this is a classification system of tale types and motifs. The ATU groups together multiple tales that represent an independent type which has been documented amongst at least three ethnic groups or over a long time period.</li></ul><p></p><p><u>Cinderella links</u></p><ul><li>ATU Tale Types 510: Persecuted Heroine stories</li><li><a href="https://www.perankhgroup.com/cinderella.htm">Tale of Rhodopsis</a></li><li><a href="https://www.slps.org/cms/lib03/MO01001157/