The Maerchen and the Eclipse
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8930606 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elmer G Suhr (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1972 |
| Volume | 83 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 272-286 |
| Publication date | 1972-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Folklore (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0015-587X • E-ISSN: 1469-8315 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0015587x.1972.9716482 |
| OpenAlex | W2004999450 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
THAT the Maerchen with its witch and sorcerer, its ogre and giant, its dwarf and fairy and its whole repertoire of magical or miraculous characters and episodes has been influenced by the phenomenon of the solar eclipse goes almost without question; we must be careful, however, not to think of this astronomical event as the sole contributor to the otherworldly atmosphere of these entertaining narratives. We are primarily concerned with that category of tales generally abstracted from empirical reality into a realm of self-sufficient fantasy, the events unfolded in a nevernever land devoid of familiar names and geography they have been referred to as 'Chimerate'.' The basis for the miraculous
Archaeology · Art · Astronomy · Astrophysics · Atmosphere (unit · Biology · Eclipse · Epistemology · Event (particle physics · Fantasy · Geography · Literature · Narrative · Phenomenon · Realm · Witch · Ecology · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · History · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |