美丽的“误解” 无意的“策略”——“童话”概念的诞生、演化与发展

The Birth and Development of the Concept of "Fairy Tale"

童话并非是由儿童创作的,它最初不但是一种成人的叙述,并且是以成人自己为受众的叙述;童话来源于民间,其故事元素存在于神话、传说、寓言等体裁之中,但伴随着对“童话”内涵的误解、启蒙运动前后知识分子不经意的叙事“策略”,它逐渐成为独立的文类。而这一文类的独立,标示着人类对“童年”的发现,影响深远,至今依然洋溢着勃勃生机。

The fairy tale is by no means created by children. In the first place it is an adult narration, and what＇s more, its audiences are adults. The fairy tale stemmed from folks, and its story elements existed in various literary styles such as myth, legend and fable. However, it has gradually become an independent style with some misunderstandings of the implications of ＂fairy tale＂ and intellectuals＇ unknowing narrative ＂tactics＂ before and after Enlightenment. The independence of fairy tale indicates human beings＇ discovery of their ＂childhood＂, which has a far- reaching significance.