مجلة علوم اللسان
Volume 5, Numéro 2, Pages 9-20
2016-03-01
Tales Of The Folk: A Retracing Of Roots And Origins
Authors : Gkertzou Sofia .
Abstract
Research into a scientific or philosophic discipline hinges upon a thorough investigation of its origins: the origins of science, the onset of philosophy, the beginnings of mankind, the ground zero of evolution. Likewise, on analyzing literature, a journey back to the residual origins of literary history needs to be effected. This paper is brief examination of the origins of literary folklore with a focus on the significance and value of folktales on an individual as well as collective level. Initially, I will discuss the significance of the element of orality in the emergence and development of folktales and I will historically trace the development of the field of folklore. As a specimen, I will briefly compare and contrast the development and the thematic concerns of Celtic and Southern folklore traditions. Next, through a psychoanalytic perspective, I wish to emphasize the use of folktales both on an individual and on a collective/communal level. My intention is twofold. First, I will argue that, on an individual level, folktales have invariably constituted a sublimation mechanism of individual traumas, unconscious repressed desires and fears through art. Secondly, I will suggest that folktales foster the development of group identities and reinforce a sense of co-belonging that is primarily the outcome of the use of dichotomies, namely hero-villain, self-other.
Keywords
origins of literary; folklore; folktales; orality
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