It is usually considered that it is children that most read fairy tales. Their nature, however, is, traditionally, a lot more adult. A lot of writers, today, even despite the modern sanitized nature, have begun writing fairy tale books for adults in this vein, again. There are lots of ways in which this can be done, so there are a lot of varieties.
At the forefront, here, different themes comes into play. One very common version is one that has a lot more blood and gore than usual, whether that usual is a specific tale or a more general take on the genre. Both childhood fears and adult fears can be invoked, here. For the childhood fears, there is still the presence of creeping monsters.
These nightmares live in the shadows or under the bed. Since they are, nonetheless, important to the nature of this kind of story, they still have presence. Alongside them, however, the adult fears now have emphasis. They are present in a way that they would not be for children. Both more subtle threats and things such as the loss of children, themselves, are things that come up, here.
An adult reader will pick up things, a lot of the time, that a child might not, so there is also a lot more in the way of implication. You will, though, probably not be left trying to imagine the brutality of a scene so much. A bleeding character will show you their blood. There will, as well, very likely be references to more complicated events from real life.
Perhaps these will be allusions to things such as illness and war, in a way that the reader has to find more frank. There will often be, as well as gore, a lot of sexual references in these stories, as well. That would, of course, be very inappropriate for something in a story meant for children. These might be actual sex scenes in the book, or it could just be jokes and subtle references.
Many stories revolve around romance, so this is something that happens fairly frequently in this sub-genre. Humor is another thing that you might find, here. Fairy tales are often considered a good platform for comedy, especially satire. This may very well be a poke at the genre, itself, a send up of all of the tropes that we have become used to. Many adults, today, enjoy this knowing take on childhood favorites.
The author make choose to take this further, though, and use the setting as a stage to lampoon something. Another common subject, here, is politics, of course. The joke can very well be that many character archetypes can segue nicely into a show of power structures that exist in real life. History, as well, is its own there, here, especially with the fact that these tales tend to be old and can be explored in the context of their origins.
These stories might not even be comedic and, instead, they might be told in a fashion that is far more realistic. This refers to both the place and the time of their origins. There may not be the common magical aspect to these fairy tale books for adults, but there is also a variety out there.
At the forefront, here, different themes comes into play. One very common version is one that has a lot more blood and gore than usual, whether that usual is a specific tale or a more general take on the genre. Both childhood fears and adult fears can be invoked, here. For the childhood fears, there is still the presence of creeping monsters.
These nightmares live in the shadows or under the bed. Since they are, nonetheless, important to the nature of this kind of story, they still have presence. Alongside them, however, the adult fears now have emphasis. They are present in a way that they would not be for children. Both more subtle threats and things such as the loss of children, themselves, are things that come up, here.
An adult reader will pick up things, a lot of the time, that a child might not, so there is also a lot more in the way of implication. You will, though, probably not be left trying to imagine the brutality of a scene so much. A bleeding character will show you their blood. There will, as well, very likely be references to more complicated events from real life.
Perhaps these will be allusions to things such as illness and war, in a way that the reader has to find more frank. There will often be, as well as gore, a lot of sexual references in these stories, as well. That would, of course, be very inappropriate for something in a story meant for children. These might be actual sex scenes in the book, or it could just be jokes and subtle references.
Many stories revolve around romance, so this is something that happens fairly frequently in this sub-genre. Humor is another thing that you might find, here. Fairy tales are often considered a good platform for comedy, especially satire. This may very well be a poke at the genre, itself, a send up of all of the tropes that we have become used to. Many adults, today, enjoy this knowing take on childhood favorites.
The author make choose to take this further, though, and use the setting as a stage to lampoon something. Another common subject, here, is politics, of course. The joke can very well be that many character archetypes can segue nicely into a show of power structures that exist in real life. History, as well, is its own there, here, especially with the fact that these tales tend to be old and can be explored in the context of their origins.
These stories might not even be comedic and, instead, they might be told in a fashion that is far more realistic. This refers to both the place and the time of their origins. There may not be the common magical aspect to these fairy tale books for adults, but there is also a variety out there.
About the Author:
You will find a collection of fairy tale books for adults on our online site www.mayatouviere.com. Come and visit our vast web store selection at http://www.mayatouviere.com.
0 comments:
Post a Comment