The Interpretation of Metamorphosis as a Narrative Device in George MacDonald’s Fairy Tales
The following article is an attempt to study metamorphosis as a narrative device in Scottish fairy tale writer George MacDonald’s fairy tales. Due to a closer study of the theoretical background of metamorphosis and the analyses of the examples it becomes possible to describe metamorphosis not only...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Yerevan State University
2014-10-01
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| Series: | Armenian Folia Anglistika |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.ysu.am/index.php/arm-fol-angl/article/view/4517 |
| Summary: | The following article is an attempt to study metamorphosis as a narrative device in Scottish fairy tale writer George MacDonald’s fairy tales. Due to a closer study of the theoretical background of metamorphosis and the analyses of the examples it becomes possible to describe metamorphosis not only as a stylistic but also as a narrative device. In the mentioned fairy tales metamorphosis, granting specific meaning to the events, reveals the unique poetics of the fairy tales and promotes a deeper understanding of the fairy tale text thus fulfilling the author’s intention.
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| ISSN: | 1829-2429 2579-3039 |