The Interpretation of Metamorphosis as a Narrative Device in George MacDonald’s Fairy Tales

Authors

  • Diana Hayroyan Chair of Translation Theory and Practice, Yerevan State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46991/AFA/2014.10.1-2.142

Keywords:

interpretation, fairy tale, metamorphosis, narrative device, trope

Abstract

The following article is an attempt to study metamorphosis as a narrative device in Scottish fairy tale writer George MacDonald’s fairy tales. Due to a closer study of the theoretical background of metamorphosis and the analyses of the examples it becomes possible to describe metamorphosis not only as a stylistic but also as a narrative device. In the mentioned fairy tales metamorphosis, granting specific meaning to the events, reveals the unique poetics of the fairy tales and promotes a deeper understanding of the fairy tale text thus fulfilling the author’s intention.

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Published

2014-10-15

How to Cite

Hayroyan, D. (2014). The Interpretation of Metamorphosis as a Narrative Device in George MacDonald’s Fairy Tales. Armenian Folia Anglistika, 10(1-2 (12), 142–148. https://doi.org/10.46991/AFA/2014.10.1-2.142

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Section

Literature Studies