Έντεχνος λαϊκός λόγος

The course consists of the following units:
1. Folklore and Fairytale:  Fundamental Scholars of the Fairytale
2.  The Features of Fairytales, Stylistic and Structural Elements.
3.  The First Publications of Fairytales in Greece and Abroad.
4.  The Relationship between Myth and Fairytale (animal myths, myths of men, myths of animals and men).
5. Theories on the Origin of Fairytales I:  Methods of Analysis of Fairytales. Theories regarding Origin, Classification (by categories, by pairs, by subject matter) and the Analytical Methods Employed.
6. Theories on the Origin of Fairytales II: The Historico-Geographical Method, Ethnographic Method, Structural Analysis).
7. From the Traditional Fairytale to the Literary Urbanization of the Fairytale. 
8. The Study of Greek Folktales.  The Case of Richard Dawkins.  The Basic Features of the Greek Folktale. Stylistic and Structural Elements.
9. The Research of Max Lüthi.
10.  Paedagogical Aspects of Fairytales.
11. Folktales and the Cinema
12. Folktales and Printed and Electronic Media
13.  The Folktale in Teaching.