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International Journal of English Literature and Culture Vol. 2(10), pp. 241-249, October, 2014 ISSN: 2360-7831 DOI: 10.14662/IJELC2014.069 Review Reinvention of Folktales as Teleserials
Dr O J Joycee
Associate Professor, PG Department of English and Research Centre, Vimala College, Thrissur, Kerala, India – 680 009. E-mail: ojjoycee@gmail.com. Phone : +09746611892
Accepted 21 October 2014
In India, Television
is so personalized and humanized that the space it occupies in the
collective psyche is remarkably different from that of the other
cultures. To describe the presence of mythical and traditional
storytelling elements in television texts as mere residue would be to
underestimate the power and presence of the oral literature in India.
This paper explores the reinvention of folktale elements in television
serials. This is made possible by examining and analyzing the two
mediums as texts along with texture and content. The questions addressed
include: what are the constants and variables in content and style of
folktales and television texts? what is needed to make elements in a
folktale serve practical and utilitarian purposes? How does the
television maintain, create, reconstruct and transform traditional
practices? These broad questions reveal the complexity of the interface
of folktales with television serials that could be documented and
analyzed through a handful of arbitrarily chosen, conspicuous examples.
In short, the world view reflected in teleserials is defined by the
culture, society and value system of the viewers, and it is very similar
to that expressed in myth and folktales.
Cite This Article As: Joycee OJ (2014). Reinvention of Folktales as Teleserials. Inter. J. Eng. Lit. Cult. 2(10): 241-249
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