Literature people, help me!!!

[HolyPhoenix]

If you are good at literature and might know Tolkiens 4 part definition of a fairy tale could you tell me what it is and explain it? I need it because I have realized I can't find it in my notes for school, while studying for a final.

Now for classic tragedy. I have the 5 parts but I don't know what is included in them
1. Introduction
2. Rising Action
3. Technical Climax
4. Falling Action
5. Conclusion

[Funk]

Re: Literature people, help me!!!

The four parts of fantasy (according to Tolkien):

Fantasy - imagining unreal things but endowing them with "the inner consistency of reality";
Recovery - the ability to see things more clearly after experiencing the fantasy;
Escape - i.e., does not treat what is "real" as inevitable;
Consolation - the happy ending, or "eucatastrophe."

[HolyPhoenix]

Re: Literature people, help me!!!

Thanks funk. That is a great help to me. If I turn in this paper I am making then I get 10% extra credit on my final that has already got me mad because we should have had it before Holiday Break.

I still need an answer for the second question if anyone can please help me.

[jvrlopez]

Re: Literature people, help me!!!

I hate having high school finals after being off for 2 weeks for the holidays.

I should be studying for an english semester exam I have tomorrow for both college and high school credit, but eh, I'll just end up winging it.

[Alzar]

Re: Literature people, help me!!!

If you are good at literature and might know Tolkiens 4 part definition of a fairy tale could you tell me what it is and explain it? I need it because I have realized I can't find it in my notes for school, while studying for a final.

Now for classic tragedy. I have the 5 parts but I don't know what is included in them
1. Introduction
2. Rising Action
3. Technical Climax
4. Falling Action
5. Conclusion

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Introduction_%28essay%29
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rising_action
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climax_%28narrative%29
4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falling_action
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conclusion

Also, http://www.wikipedia.org is a good site. There's a search field in it.