A Study of Three Animals in some European Fairy Tales

本文透過童話中的動物角色，來討論人類特性及行為。此種動物擬人化的表現方法在文學中是一種典型的描述及創作模式。從古代至二十一世紀，歐洲故事如寓言、神話及當代兒童圖書已被這些想像所著迷。這些故事中，大量運用動物來批判人類的行為以做為道德訓誡的依據。然而，由於作者特意將這些刻板的特性加諸於某些動物，也讓他們飽受此種不良形象之苦。

關鍵字

擬人化；狐狸；獅子；狼

並列摘要

This article will discuss about the attribution of human characteristics and behavior to animals in children's stories. The use of anthropomorphized animals has an old tradition in literature. They are used to portray stereotypical characters. From the Antiquity to the 21^(st) century, European stories such as fables, fairy tales and contemporary children books have captivated the imagination. In these stories, animals are used to criticize human behavior and to tell moral lessons. However, because of some bad characteristics attributed to them, some animals, like the wolf, have suffered and been persecuted.

並列關鍵字

Anthropomorphism ； fox ； lion ； wolf

參考文獻

Chesterton, G.K., in an introduction to Aesop Fables, translated by V.S. Verson Jones, Doubleday & Co., 1912, reprinted in Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism, Vol 24.

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“Aesop”. Encyclopedia of World Biography Supplement, Vol. 24. Thomson Gale, 2005. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Thomson Gale. 2005. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC