work1812 & 1857 (Grimm); oral tradition, ~medieval
François Fleury-Richard, Little Red Riding Hood (circa 1820). Wikimedia Commons
Rotkäppchen
The one about a little girl, her sick grandmother and a cunning wolf.
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The wolf in European folklore
What position does the wolf hold in European folklore?
The uncanny and the domestic space
In what ways does the wolf’s use of disguise produce a sense of Das Unheimliche (the uncanny) - the unsettling of what should feel familiar?
Food as care and remedy
What is the significance of cake and wine as gifts of care, particularly in a context where food could function as a form of medicine?
reference materials
Books
RotkäppchenGrimm Brothers, 1812 & 1857
The hard facts of the Grimms' fairy talesMaria Tatar
Fairy tales and the art of subversionJack Snipes
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