European Proceedings Logo

Anti-Genre Category In Modern Studies: Deconstruction Or Renewal?

Table 1:

Fairy Tale Anti-Fairy Tale
Optimism Pessimism
Teleological, anticipatory Retrospective, subversive
“Once upon a time” Real world context
Initiation Dissonance
Pedagogical Lessons unlearnt
Infantalised, bowdlerized Adult themes, cynicism
Telling Untelling
Cultural mirror Breaking the mirror
Parabolic Anti-parabolic
Black and white morality Grey morality or amorality
Fixed point of view Shifting perspectives
Independent narrative Intertextual, metafictional
Bourgeois Avant-garde
Patriarchal Feminist
Mythologises Demythologises
Enchantment Disenchantment
< Back to article