Đặc trưng thi pháp truyện cổ tích Lọ nước thần

Abstract

The Divine Water Jar is a typical fairy tale, as the same sort as Sleeping Beauty. This fairy tale is associated with the motif of a beauty who does not smile and talk. This fairy tale has many prosodic specifications in constructing the character – especially in the description of the lightening complexion. Besides, there are various points of view from the folk tale perspective used to make the image of beautiful woman convincing and eye-catching. In a view, these details and methods show Vietnamese people’s concepts and taste of beauty. In another view, Vietnamese writers’ innovation and creativity is presented.