THE APPARENT ABSENCE OF HEIRS – A CENTRAL MOTIF IN CERTAIN ROMANIAN FAIRY-TALES

Abstract

A central motif present in some fairy-tales is that of the absence of heirs; either we deal with an old man and an old lady, an emperor and an empress, the both couples suffer from the same reason – the lack of continuity in this world, through children. We are going to analyze several fairy-tales, trying to unravel the main aspects for which this motif is present in them.

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Gabriela BOANGIU

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Gabriela BOANGIU (2015). THE APPARENT ABSENCE OF HEIRS – A CENTRAL MOTIF IN CERTAIN ROMANIAN FAIRY-TALES. ANUARUL INSTITUTULUI DE CERCETARI SOCIO-UMANE "C.S. NICOLĂESCU-PLOPŞOR", 0(0), 153-160. https://www.europub.co.uk/articles/-A-539362