Document Type : Original Article
Author
Faculty member of Arabic Language and Literature, Kosar university of Bojnord
Abstract
Not much has passed since folke literature was taught as an academic subject in the university. Since then, researchers in this field have been trying to study fairy tales based on scientific methods. Peter Gilet is among those who provide his model for an academic reading of fairy tales. His proposed model has two dimensions: textual (structural) and contextual. The textual dimension recognizes five functions in the common structure of fairy tales: First position, interaction with assistant, interaction with the queen; Interaction with the enemy and the return of the hero. The contextual of the pattern reveals the close connection between the fairy tale and the puberty rites and explains that the secret of the common structure of the wonderful tales is their connection with the puberty rites. Gilet claims that his proposed model is applicable to all the wonderful tales of the world. In order to test this claim, this article selects five Iranian legends and five Arabic legends and it analyzes its text and context based on Gilet's model. This study shows that Gilet's model is useful in reading Iranian and Arabic legends And it can be used for a deeper understanding of the legends of these two linguistic realms.
Keywords
- folk literature
- fairy tales
- Iranian and Arabic legends
- Peter Gilet
- Textual and contextual reading of tales
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