Red as blood, white as snow, black as crow: chromatic symbolism of womanhood in fairy tales

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Main Author: Vaz da Silva, F.
Publication Date: 2007
Format: Article
Language: eng
Source: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
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Summary: Since Brent Berlin and Paul Kay's classic study on Basic Color Terms, the universal chromatic trio of white, red, and black became a matter of scholarly interest. This article examines uses of this chromatic trio to depict ideal womanhood in European fairy tales. Chrétien de Troyes wrote that the sight of three drops of blood on snow reminds Perceval of his sweetheart; seven centuries later, the Grimms presented a queen wishing for a tricolor daughter after looking at three drops of blood on the snow. This image is tenacious in the fairy-tale realm, and the time seems ripe for addressing it.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Red as blood, white as snow, black as crow: chromatic symbolism of womanhood in fairy tales
title Red as blood, white as snow, black as crow: chromatic symbolism of womanhood in fairy tales
spellingShingle Red as blood, white as snow, black as crow: chromatic symbolism of womanhood in fairy tales
Vaz da Silva, F.
Fairy tales
Symbolism
Snow
White people
Colors
Animal tales
Trios
Mothers
Plant spines
Flowers
title_short Red as blood, white as snow, black as crow: chromatic symbolism of womanhood in fairy tales
title_full Red as blood, white as snow, black as crow: chromatic symbolism of womanhood in fairy tales
title_fullStr Red as blood, white as snow, black as crow: chromatic symbolism of womanhood in fairy tales
title_full_unstemmed Red as blood, white as snow, black as crow: chromatic symbolism of womanhood in fairy tales
title_sort Red as blood, white as snow, black as crow: chromatic symbolism of womanhood in fairy tales
author Vaz da Silva, F.
author_facet Vaz da Silva, F.
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Vaz da Silva, F.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Fairy tales
Symbolism
Snow
White people
Colors
Animal tales
Trios
Mothers
Plant spines
Flowers
topic Fairy tales
Symbolism
Snow
White people
Colors
Animal tales
Trios
Mothers
Plant spines
Flowers
description Since Brent Berlin and Paul Kay's classic study on Basic Color Terms, the universal chromatic trio of white, red, and black became a matter of scholarly interest. This article examines uses of this chromatic trio to depict ideal womanhood in European fairy tales. Chrétien de Troyes wrote that the sight of three drops of blood on snow reminds Perceval of his sweetheart; seven centuries later, the Grimms presented a queen wishing for a tricolor daughter after looking at three drops of blood on the snow. This image is tenacious in the fairy-tale realm, and the time seems ripe for addressing it.
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