Aschenputtel und ihre Schwestern : Frauenfiguren im Marchen : eine Kontrastierung des Grimmschen Aschenputtel von 1857 mit Aschenputtelerzählungen des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts

[摘要] It has been widely assumed that the portrayal of women in fairytales subscribes to somewhatoutdated and stereotypical modes of representation. Upon closer inspection however, it can beseen that this is a fallacious assumption and that the female roles in these stories are muchmore multidimensional in nature. One of the most popular fairytales from the Grimm Brothersis Cinderella. The portrayal of women in this story is typical of the weak, subjected womanwho needs to be rescued by the prince from her unfavourable and subjugated position.The research presented here aims to show that the Grimm's specific depiction of Cinderella inthe 19th century provides an alternative to the modern myth. Here, she reacts strongly andindependently to find the most advantageous resolution to her problematic subject position.To this end the Grimms' version will be compared to text and filmic versions from the 20thand 21st centuries. By comparing aspects of female representation in the Cinderella-themedportrayals, one can evaluate the extent to which societal expectations have altered over timeas well as investigating the modern-day implications of this.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University