Fairy-Tale Tourism in Germany: On the Road with the Brothers Grimm

4区文学 Q2 Arts and Humanities

Marvels & Tales-Journal of Fairy-Tale Studies Pub Date : 2023-06-22 DOI:10.1353/mat.2023.a900260

Claudia M. Schwabe

引用次数: 0

Abstract

Abstract:In this article I examine the German Fairy Tale Route as an example of fairy-tale tourism that merges fairy tales with local legends and history. Over the years, the Verein Deutsche Märchenstraße or German Fairy Tale Route Society (GFTRS), headquartered in the city of Kassel, has incorporated locales and regions into the route that have little or no connection with the Brothers Grimm, their Märchen, and their sources. I, therefore, argue that the GFTRS reimagines and markets places by instrumentalizing fairy tales for the sake of touristic gains while maintaining some questionable assertions of authenticity and tradition.

查看原文本刊更多论文

德国的童话旅游:与格林兄弟同行

摘要:本文以德国童话之路为例，研究将童话故事与当地传说和历史相结合的童话旅游。多年来，总部位于卡塞尔市的德国童话路线协会Märchenstraße或德国童话路线协会(GFTRS)将一些与格林兄弟、他们的Märchen及其来源几乎没有联系的地点和地区纳入了这条路线。因此，我认为GFTRS通过利用童话故事来重新想象和销售这些地方，以获得旅游收益，同时保持一些可疑的真实性和传统主张。

本文章由计算机程序翻译，如有差异，请以英文原文为准。

求助全文

约1分钟内获得全文求助全文

来源期刊

Marvels & Tales-Journal of Fairy-Tale Studies Multiple-

CiteScore

0.20

自引率

0.00%

发文量

期刊介绍： Marvels & Tales (ISSN: 1521-4281) was founded in 1987 by Jacques Barchilon at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Originally known as Merveilles & contes, the journal expressed its role as an international forum for folktale and fairy-tale scholarship through its various aliases: Wunder & Märchen, Maravillas & Cuentos, Meraviglie & Racconti, and Marvels & Tales. In 1997, the journal moved to Wayne State University Press and took the definitive title Marvels & Tales: Journal of Fairy-Tale Studies. From the start, Marvels & Tales has served as a central forum for the multidisciplinary study of fairy tales. In its pages, contributors from around the globe have published studies, texts, and translations of fairy-tales from Europe, North America, Asia, and Africa. The Editorial Policy of Marvels & Tales encourages scholarship that introduces new areas of fairy-tale scholarship, as well as research that considers the traditional fairy-tale canon from new perspectives. The journal''s special issues have been particularly popular and have focused on topics such as "Beauty and the Beast," "The Romantic Tale," "Charles Perrault," "Marriage Tests and Marriage Quest in African Oral Literature," "The Italian Tale," and "Angela Carter and the Literary Märchen." Marvels & Tales is published every April and October by Wayne State University Press.