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l. | The imaginative | 23 | |||||
m. | Animals | 24 | |||||
n. | A portrayal of human relations, especially with children | 24 | |||||
o. | The diminutive | 25 | |||||
p. | Rhythm and repetition | 26 | |||||
q. | The simple and sincere | 28 | |||||
r. | Unity of effect | 29 | |||||
2. | Fairy tales must follow the law of the emotions and avoid elements opposed to the interests of the very young child | 30 | |||||
a. | The tale of the witch | 31 | |||||
b. | The tale of the dragon | 31 | |||||
c. | Giant tales | 31 | |||||
d. | Some tales of transformation | 32 | |||||
e. | The tale of strange animal relations and strange creatures | 33 | |||||
f. | Unhappy tales | 34 | |||||
g. | The tale of capture | 34 | |||||
h. | The very long tale | 35 | |||||
i. | The complicated or the insincere tale | 36 | |||||
II. | The fairy tale as literature | 37 | |||||
1. | The fairy tale must be a true classic | 38 | |||||
2. | The fairy tale must have mind and soul | 39 | |||||
3. | The fairy tale must have the distinguishing marks of literature | 40 | |||||
a. | A power to appeal to the emotions | 41 | |||||
1) | Literary emotion is not personal | 41 | |||||
2) | Literary emotion must have justness | 41 | |||||
3) | Literary emotion must have vividness | 41 | |||||
4) | Literary emotion must have steadiness | 41 | |||||
5) | Literary emotion must have variety | 41 | |||||
6) | Literary emotion must have moral quality | 41 | |||||
7) | Application of the test of emotion to the fairy tales | 41 | |||||
8) | The value of fairy tales in the development of emotion | 44 | |||||
b. | A power to appeal to the imagination | 45 | |||||
1) | Appeal to the creative imagination | 45 |