The value of the fairy tale in the past and in the present. The fairy tale as a creation originated by the combination between the depth of the human heart and universal processes
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7346/-fei-XIX-02-21_28Abstract
After a brief reference to the origins and the role that the fairy tale has played in the societies of the past, the present work intends to linger over a particular interpretation that can be given to the fairy tale, that is, as a useful tool for the search, in one’s own interiority, of that awareness of the existence of man as an inhabitant not only of planet earth but of the entire universe, which primitive man had developed, but today has been lost. The desire, inherent in the human being, especially if of young age, to listen to a fairy tale, then brings us to the level of the teacher-student relationship. In particular, the analysis focuses on the role that the fairy tale can fulfill in the teaching of Steiner schools and on the opportunity to resort to the image and the representation of concepts for the success of educational communication, images that can prove to be full of expressive power. The image that the fairy tale can convey is fundamental for this type of communication, when it acts as a catalyst for the child’s imagination.
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Authors that publish in Formazione & insegnamento accept the following conditions:
- Authors keep their copy rights for their work and give the journal only the right of first publication and distribution of it. Concurrently, the work is licensed under Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0), which allows others to share their work porovided they attribute it to their original author and acknowledge its first appearance in this journal.
- Authors might engage in other licensing agreements, provided such agreements are non exclusive regarding the distribution of the published work (e.g., place a copy in a physical institutional repository, or publish it in a book). In this case, the authors must acknowledge in the new version of the work that it was first published on this journal.
- Authors may distribute their accepted manuscripts (pre-print) online (e.g., online repositories, personal website) during the publication process. This is allowed because it is the source of informed exchange with peers and increases the value of the published work. Please be aware that the distribution and dissemination to peer and through archives does not constitute a "publication" in a volume belonging to a series (ISSN): Formazione & insegnamento publishes previously unpublished works.