I have just started reading "The Uses Of Enchantment" by Bruno Bettelheim. It has some really interesting ideas already, and some really complicated ones also. But what struck me today is an article I came across on phys.org where a recent study found that most fairy tales have a much longer history than previously believed. One story in particular, "The Smith & The Devil" can be traced back to the bronze age.
http://phys.org/news/2016-01-phylogenetic-analyses-fairy-tales-older.html
No comments:
Post a Comment