The thesis Theory of Clarissa Pinkola Estes and analyses of fairy tales – case study of the Red shoes deals with fairy tales, analyses of contents and messages that every fairy tale has. Three fairy tales for children of the Danish fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen from the collection Fairy Tales (Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, 2005, translated from Danish by Silvana Orel Kos, illustrated by Marija Lucija Stupica) will be discussed. These fairy tales are: The Little Mermaid, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and The Red Shoes.
In addition to these, there are also fairy tales for adult female of the American poet, writer, psychoanalyst, doctor of clinical psychology Clarissa Pinkola Estés. The fairy tales were published in the book Women Who Run With the Wolves: myths and stories about the archetype of a Wild Woman (Nova Gorica: Založba Eno, 2002, translated by Vera Čertalič). The original title is Women Who Run With the Wolves, 1995.
The main objective of the thesis is a better understanding of the aforementioned fairy tales, getting to know their messages, meanings and to recognize the difference between the reception of fairy tales for children and adults.
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