The Mystic Utopia of Tales: A Study on Mythologies and Fairytales


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  • Prerona Das Completed her graduation in English from Kalyani Mahavidyalay and is presently pursuing her Masters.
  • Shilpa Dey School Teacher, Graduated in Journalism and Mass Communication, Pursuing Masters in English Literature
  • Debalina Roychowdhury is currently working as Senior Lecturer in English and In charge of Entrepreneurship Development & Placement Cell of Elitte Institute of Engineering & Management and also Guest Professor in Indira Gandhi National Open University.

Keywords:

Griselda, Merida, fairytales, Belaarsen, Babylonian, Medusa, Mythology

Abstract

There is a confusion hidden in the readers of literature that mythology and fairytales are somewhat similar and serve the same literary purpose. Both of them owe much to human imagination in terms of their creation and presentation. Since time immemorial, both the genre has been enriching literature, art and creation. The two genres discus about flowery unreal tales, but are they completely unreal? Both have been made used in the artistic and poetic creations but the hairline but serious differences are less discussed. This paper focuses to discus about the two and their range that has not been discovered or not compared with their universal mate. 

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Published

2017-08-31

How to Cite

Prerona Das, et al. “The Mystic Utopia of Tales: A Study on Mythologies and Fairytales”. The Creative Launcher, vol. 2, no. 3, Aug. 2017, pp. 61-68, https://thecreativelauncher.com/index.php/tcl/article/view/512.

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