This paper presents a preliminary application of the ETS formalism to the structural representation of Russian fairy tales. We were led to this application through our interest in information retrieval. In addition to introducing a natural multi-level representational view of fairy tales, the ETS formalism suggests an explanation for the mechanism behind plot anticipation by an experienced read...

In Fairy Godfather: Straparola, Venice, and the Fairy Tale Tradition Ruth Bottingheimer proposes to correct the historical narrative of the emergence of the fairy tale in Europe and to recognize "Straparola's role as an originator in the history of modern fairy tale" (Bottingheimer 2002:3). Giovanni Francesco Straparola (c. 1480-c. 1557) is not exactly an unknown figure in folktale history.1 Hi...