The Interpretation of Metamorphosis as a Narrative Device in George MacDonald’s Fairy Tales

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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Main Author: Diana Hayroyan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Yerevan State University 2014-10-01
Series:Armenian Folia Anglistika
Subjects:
interpretation
fairy tale
metamorphosis
narrative device
trope
Online Access:https://journals.ysu.am/index.php/arm-fol-angl/article/view/4517
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spelling doaj-fb93a634cee0482c9086f17d1dd24dbd2021-09-24T09:17:23ZengYerevan State UniversityArmenian Folia Anglistika1829-24292579-30392014-10-01101-2 (12)10.46991/AFA/2014.10.1-2.142The Interpretation of Metamorphosis as a Narrative Device in George MacDonald’s Fairy TalesDiana Hayroyan0Chair of Translation Theory and Practice, Yerevan State University 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. https://journals.ysu.am/index.php/arm-fol-angl/article/view/4517interpretationfairy talemetamorphosisnarrative devicetrope
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The Interpretation of Metamorphosis as a Narrative Device in George MacDonald’s Fairy Tales
Armenian Folia Anglistika
interpretation
fairy tale
metamorphosis
narrative device
trope
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title The Interpretation of Metamorphosis as a Narrative Device in George MacDonald’s Fairy Tales
title_short The Interpretation of Metamorphosis as a Narrative Device in George MacDonald’s Fairy Tales
title_full The Interpretation of Metamorphosis as a Narrative Device in George MacDonald’s Fairy Tales
title_fullStr The Interpretation of Metamorphosis as a Narrative Device in George MacDonald’s Fairy Tales
title_full_unstemmed The Interpretation of Metamorphosis as a Narrative Device in George MacDonald’s Fairy Tales
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publisher Yerevan State University
series Armenian Folia Anglistika
issn 1829-2429
2579-3039
publishDate 2014-10-01
description 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.
topic interpretation
fairy tale
metamorphosis
narrative device
trope
url https://journals.ysu.am/index.php/arm-fol-angl/article/view/4517
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