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Maria Tatar — The Great Cauldron of Story: Why Fairy Tales are for Adults Again
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:51:00
Publish Date: 2014-05-08 11:00:00
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Maria Tatar — The Great Cauldron of Story: Why Fairy Tales are for Adults Again

Fairy tales don’t only belong to the domain of childhood. Their overt themes are threaded throughout hit TV series like “Game of Thrones” and “True Blood,” “Grimm” and “Once Upon a Time.” These stories survive, says Maria Tatar, by adapting across cultures and history. They are carriers of the plots we endlessly re-work in the narratives of our lives — helping us work through things like fear and hope.
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