Folklore, tall tales, myths and monsters have influenced cinema since pictures first turned into movies. But ancient lore doesn't just terrorize, it moralizes as well. A good folk tale can give us ...

The folk tale tradition—from fairy tales to ghost stories—has origins stretching back to the start of human speech. The art of oral storytelling predates the written word, and has been used for time ...

In her Arts and SciencesHonors Program Distinguished Lecture, CU Boulder Professor Ann Schmiesing offers a detailed look at the famous fairy tales and their collectors Best known for their fairy tale ...

The reality of magical creatures like fairies, elves, witches and more is often debated. Most of our cultural understanding and beliefs about fairies come from mainstream movies, TV shows and comics.

One of the most popular fairy tales today, "Beauty and the Beast" comes from folkloric traditions, with literary origins in 1740 by Madame Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve in as a novella. In 1757, ...

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