#523 The Power of Fairy Tales - Drs. Sara Cleto & Brittany Warman
The Not Old - Better Show
Paul Vogelzang
4.7 • 106 Ratings
🗓️ 29 March 2021
⏱️ 26 minutes
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The Power of Fairy Tales - Drs. Sara Cleto & Brittany Warman
The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview Series
Welcome to the Not Old Better Show. I'm Paul Vogelzang and this is episode #523.
As part of our Smithsonian Associates, Art of Living Series, today's show is about fairy tales. Yes, that's right fairy tales…
Fairy tales are a profound force of storytelling, extending far beyond the nursery into film, advertising, novels, politics, propaganda, music, and more. Folklorists and Smithsonian Associates Sara Cleto and Brittany Warman will be presenting at Smithsonian Associates April 22, 2021, and we have them today to explore the fascinating, intertwining branches of these tales: traditional folkloric fairy tales and literary fairy tales.
Together, Dr. Sara Cleto and Dr. Brittany Warman will share with us how traditional tales collected orally, moving from the well-known text of the Brothers Grimm to less-familiar stories from collectors around the world, and literary tales, to examining creators from 17th-century Madame Marie-Catherine d'Aulnoy to 19th-century Oscar Wilde to 20th-century Angela Carter and beyond. These stories are powerful: Both overlooked and omnipresent, they shape many aspects of our culture while flying under the radar. Taking them seriously can be rewarding—and fun too!
Our guests today, Dr. Sara Cleto and Dr. Brittany Warman, former instructors of folklore and literature at Ohio State University and co-founders of the Carterhaugh School of Folklore and the Fantastic, lead us through a journey of the strange and marvelous world of the wonder tales, concentrating on their complex history and incredible staying power.
We're talking fairy tales today, so please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show via internet phone, Sara Cleto and Brittany Warman.
Some links for you from Dr. Sara Cleto and Dr. Brittany Warman: Jack Zipes' Translation of The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm - https://bookshop.org/books/the-complete-fairy-tales-of-the-brothers-grimm-all-new-third-edition/9780553382167
Angela Carter's Collection, The Bloody Chamber - https://bookshop.org/books/the-bloody-chamber-and-other-stories-75th-anniversary-edition-penguin-classics-deluxe-edition/9780143107613
Japanese Tales of Lafcadio Hearn - https://bookshop.org/books/japanese-tales-of-lafcadio-hearn/9780691167756
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to The Not Old Better Show, I'm Paul Vogelsang, and this is episode number |
| 0:05.8 | 5-23, as part of our Smithsonian Associates' art of living series today's show is about |
| 0:11.9 | fairy tales. |
| 0:12.9 | Yep, that's right, fairy tales. |
| 0:16.0 | Fairy tales are a profound force of storytelling, extending far beyond the nursery into film |
| 0:21.7 | advertising, novels, politics, propaganda, music, and much more, folklorists and Smithsonian |
| 0:28.3 | Associates. |
| 0:29.3 | Sarah Clito and Brittany Warman will be presenting at Smithsonian Associates April 22, 2021, |
| 0:36.5 | and we have them today to explore the fascinating inner-twenty branches of fairy tales, both |
| 0:41.5 | traditional folkloric fairy tales and literary fairy tales. |
| 0:45.3 | This is going to be a great show. |
| 0:46.8 | I think you get to love this together, Dr. Sarah Clito and Dr. Brittany Warman will share |
| 0:51.9 | with us how traditional tales collected orally moving from the well-known text of the |
| 0:57.8 | Brother's Grim to less familiar stories from collectors around the world and literary |
| 1:02.8 | tales to examining creators from 17th century, Madame Marie Doua to 19th century Oscar |
| 1:11.2 | Wilde to 20th century Angela Carter and Beyond. |
| 1:14.6 | These stories are powerful, both overlooked and omnipresent. |
| 1:18.1 | They shape many aspects of our culture while flying under the radar, taking them seriously |
| 1:23.8 | can be rewarding and fun too. |
| 1:26.8 | Our guest today, Dr. Sarah Clito and Dr. Brittany Warman, our former instructors of folklor |
| 1:32.1 | and literature at the Ohio State University and our co-founders of the Carter Ha School |
| 1:38.4 | of Folklore and the Fantastic, they'll be leading us through a journey of the strange |
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