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The story belongs to a ''Märchen'' cycle of a youth that rescues three princesses from their captivity in a subterranean realm and is betrayed by his companions. He soon finds another exit to the surface, reveals his companions' deceit and marries one of the princesses,<ref>Gonzenbach, Laura. ''Sicilianische Märchen''. Leipzig: Engelmann. 1870. p. 238.</ref> although in Curtin's version, the heroic brothers work together to rescue the princesses from the pit. |
The story belongs to a ''Märchen'' cycle of a youth that rescues three princesses from their captivity in a subterranean realm and is betrayed by his companions. He soon finds another exit to the surface, reveals his companions' deceit and marries one of the princesses,<ref>Gonzenbach, Laura. ''Sicilianische Märchen''. Leipzig: Engelmann. 1870. p. 238.</ref> although in Curtin's version, the heroic brothers work together to rescue the princesses from the pit. |
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The German tale is classified in the Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index as ATU 650A. These types refer to stories where the hero is the fruit of the union between a human and an otherworldly character, often showing [[superhuman strength]] as he matures.<ref>Thompson, Stith (1977). ''The Folktale''. University of California Press. pp. 85-86. {{ISBN|0-520-03537-2}}</ref> In other variants, the hero is nursed with milk from his mother or from a female animal and develops the wonderful attributes by which he will be known.<ref>Bálint Péter. ''Archaikus Alakzatok A Népmesében. Jakab István cigány mesemondó (a késleltető halmozás mestere)'' [Archaic Images in Folk Tales. The Tales of István Jakab, Gypsy Tale Teller (the master of delayed accumulation)]. Debrecen: 2014. p. 296. {{ISBN| 978-615-5212-19-2}}</ref> |
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The tale is related to tale type AT 301B, ''[[Jean de l'Ours]]'', wherein a strong man, born of a union between a bear and a human woman, meets two equally strong companions and departs to rescue three maidens, imprisoned in an underground realm. |
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It has also been suggested that tale types ATU 301 and ''[[Jean de l'Ours]]'', ATU 650 ("Strong Hans"), ATU 302 ("Devil's Heart in the Egg") and ATU 554 ("The Grateful Animals") may have once comprised a single narrative, but, with time, the original story fragmented into different tale types.<ref>Frank, R. M. (2019). "Translating a Worldview in the longue durée: The Tale of “The Bear’s Son”". In: Głaz A. (eds). ''Languages – Cultures – Worldviews. Palgrave Studies in Translating and Interpreting''. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. pp. 68-73. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28509-8_3</ref> |
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==See also== |
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| Folk tale | |
| Name | Dawn, Twilight and Midnight |
| Aarne–Thompson grouping | ATU 301 (Three Stolen Princesses) |
| Region | Russia |
| Published in | Fairy Tales of Eastern Europe, by Jeremiah Curtin (1914) |
Dawn, Twlight and Midnight is a Russian fairy tale collected by Jeremiah Curtin and published in Fairy Tales of Eastern Europe.
It is classified in the Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index as tale type ATU 301, "The Three Stolen Princesses". This type refers to a set of stories where three heroes (or three brothers) approach a cave or hollow and send one of them down to rescue three captured princesses.
Summary
Analysis
The story belongs to a Märchen cycle of a youth that rescues three princesses from their captivity in a subterranean realm and is betrayed by his companions. He soon finds another exit to the surface, reveals his companions' deceit and marries one of the princesses,[1] although in Curtin's version, the heroic brothers work together to rescue the princesses from the pit.
The German tale is classified in the Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index as ATU 650A. These types refer to stories where the hero is the fruit of the union between a human and an otherworldly character, often showing superhuman strength as he matures.[2] In other variants, the hero is nursed with milk from his mother or from a female animal and develops the wonderful attributes by which he will be known.[3]
The tale is related to tale type AT 301B, Jean de l'Ours, wherein a strong man, born of a union between a bear and a human woman, meets two equally strong companions and departs to rescue three maidens, imprisoned in an underground realm.
It has also been suggested that tale types ATU 301 and Jean de l'Ours, ATU 650 ("Strong Hans"), ATU 302 ("Devil's Heart in the Egg") and ATU 554 ("The Grateful Animals") may have once comprised a single narrative, but, with time, the original story fragmented into different tale types.[4]
See also
- Prâslea the Brave and the Golden Apples (Romanian fairy tale)
- The Story of Bensurdatu (Italian fairy tale)
References
- ^ Gonzenbach, Laura. Sicilianische Märchen. Leipzig: Engelmann. 1870. p. 238.
- ^ Thompson, Stith (1977). The Folktale. University of California Press. pp. 85-86. ISBN 0-520-03537-2
- ^ Bálint Péter. Archaikus Alakzatok A Népmesében. Jakab István cigány mesemondó (a késleltető halmozás mestere) [Archaic Images in Folk Tales. The Tales of István Jakab, Gypsy Tale Teller (the master of delayed accumulation)]. Debrecen: 2014. p. 296. ISBN 978-615-5212-19-2
- ^ Frank, R. M. (2019). "Translating a Worldview in the longue durée: The Tale of “The Bear’s Son”". In: Głaz A. (eds). Languages – Cultures – Worldviews. Palgrave Studies in Translating and Interpreting. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. pp. 68-73. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28509-8_3