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Tom Thumb and Thumbelina: Little Heroes
Lecture no. 12 from the course: A Children's Guide to Folklore and Wonder Tales
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Taught by Professor Hannah B. Harvey | 30 min
“Tom Thumb” is grounded in oral folklore, meaning it was passed through the ages verbally as the storytellers could not read or write. Dr. Qayyum discusses the joy in reading stories out loud. Dr. Harvey shares J.O. Halliwell’s poetic version of “Tom Thumb” as well as a Hans Christian Andersen’s “Thumbelina” and discusses the differences between traditionally defined folktales and stories written by literary authors.
24 Lectures
1
“Sleeping Beauty”: Once Upon a Time
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of 33 min
2
“Beauty and the Beast” I: The Sleeping Prince
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of 29 min
3
“Beauty and the Beast” II: Being Brave
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of 35 min
4
“The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”: Transformations
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of 29 min
5
“Cinderella” I: If the Shoe Fits
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of 35 min
6
“Cinderella” II: Baba Yaga and Goddesses
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of 35 min
7
“Cinderella” III: The Mooing Godmother
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of 27 min
8
“The Brave Little Tailor”: Giants!
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of 30 min
9
“Jack and the Beanstalk”: Archetypes
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of 33 min
10
“Hansel and Gretel”: Ogres
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of 31 min
11
“Rumplestiltzkin”: Naming Our Fears
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of 33 min
12
Tom Thumb and Thumbelina: Little Heroes
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of 30 min
13
“Emperor’s New Clothes”: Looks Can Deceive
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of 31 min
14
“Town Musicians of Bremen”: Unwanted Animals
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of 30 min
15
“Puss in Boots” and “The Frog Prince”: Fitting In
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of 30 min
16
“Three Little Pigs”: Third Time’s a Charm
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of 34 min
17
“The Little Red Hen”: Formula Tales
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of 30 min
18
“How the Camel Got His Hump”: Pourquoi Tales
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of 26 min
19
Lions and Tigers and Bears: Fables
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of 31 min
20
“Snow White”: Beauty and Handsomeness
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of 31 min
21
“Rapunzel”: Maiden/Mother/Crone
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of 30 min
22
King Arthur and Winnie the Pooh: Heroic Quests
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of 32 min
23
American Tall Tales and Folk Songs
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of 31 min
24
Happily Ever After: How Our Stories End
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of 37 min
