Abstract
The production of fairy tales depends on political interests. The tales’ regimes of production and anticipated reception condition their inscribed ideological inclinations and erasures. I examine how Kinder- und Hausmärchen by the brothers Grimm contributed to nation-building and, focusing on “Hansel and Gretel,” how the changing regimes of production required omissions in the translations of the Grimms’ tales into Slovenian. I argue that the sui generis appropriation of the tale titled “Janko and Metka” by the writer France Bevk helped build a socialist nation. Finally, the article comments on some issues in capitalist regimes of fairy-tale production.
Recommended Citation
Tratnik, Polona. "Fairy Tales in Service of Political Projects: “Hansel and Gretel” in Changing Political Regimes." Marvels & Tales 38.1 (2024). Web. <https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/marvels/vol38/iss1/3>.
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