Thackeray’in Çocukları: Gülme, Çocukluk ve Peri Masalının Büyü Bozumuna Uğratılışı

This paper aims at excavating the use(s) of mid-nineteenth century English laughter in relation to conception Victorian childhood William Makepeace Thackeray’s rarely studied fairy-tale, The Rose and Ring (1854). Defining cultural coordinates sensibility towards children locating root this its contemporary novelistic discourse, assumes a connection between child as narrative chess-piece her/his involvement development strategies. connection, it is contended, naturally results ‘employment’ explorer narrational possibilities TRTR, which builds up an argument against fairy- tailisation fairy-tales. It argued that herself/himself ideas pertaining TRTR function sources manufacturers laughter/ humour tarnishes conventional magicality fairy-tale. In context, not only does child’s relocate her/him auxiliary accordance with realist mission, but also centralises wanderer. will be encounter laughter-evoking instances further both mission realism contra fairy-tale emerge directors tone course. conclusion, maintained although are formally service author’s inner strategies, attitude empowers them.