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Grimm and Grimmer: “Hansel and Gretel” and Fairy Tale Nationalism

Harshbarger, Scott·2013·Style
DOI 10.5325/style.47.4.0490
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Where recent cognitive literary theorists have tended to stress the beneficial aspects of fiction, this essay will investigate the dark side of story-telling. As such highly influential narratives as “Hansel and Gretel” demonstrate, the engendering of prosocial behavior is often conditioned by the narrative construction of radical evil, a process by which the simplifying tendencies inherent in story-telling play a key role in demonizing putatively disruptive groups or types. Techniques typical of narrative transport — stereotypical characters and situations, vivid imagery, suspenseful problem solving — immerse readers of the fairy tale in a world in which prospects of abandonment, treachery, and death are overcome through cooperation, ingenuity, and justified violence to create a parable ripe for nationalist appropriation.

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Authors
Harshbarger, S.
Affiliations
Hofstra University
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Style
Publisher
The Pennsylvania State University Press
Published
2013-12-01
Volume
47
Issue
4
Pages
490-508
ISSN
  • 0039-4238
  • 2374-6629
DOI
10.5325/style.47.4.0490
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References
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Language
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