Tuesday, 4 February 2014

Theorists: Todorov, Propp, Levi-Strauss

Todorov
  • He founded his theory form Russian Folk Tales
  • He proposed three stages of a Narrative: 
  • Equilibrium (start)
  • Disequilibrium (middle) 
  • New-Equilibrium (end)













Propp
  • Analysed typical character typed from fairy-tales. 
  • He identified 8: The Villain, The Hero, The Princess, The Princess' Father, The Helper, The Donor, The False Hero and the Dispatcher














Levi-Strauss

  • He noticed there was Binary Opposition
  • E.g Good Vs Evil, Male Vs Female, Natural Vs Unnatural 











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