Literary and folklore traditions in "Motley Tales" by V.F. Odoevsky

this article examines the influence of literary and folklore traditions on the plots, images, and motives of fairy tales in the cycle "Motley Tales" by Vladimir Odoevsky. The purpose of the study was to identify the features of the literary fairy tale in Odoevsky's work using several works from "Motley Tales" – "The Tale of How Dangerous it is for Girls to Walk in a Crowd Along Nevsky Prospect" and "The Same Tale, Only with a Twist". To achieve this goal, it was necessary to determine how these tales combine artistic elements characteristic of romanticism and folklore. The study used methods of literary analysis, descriptive, and cultural-historical methods. The article asserts that the uniqueness of V.F. Odoevsky's fairy tales is due to the interaction of elements of romanticism, Russian folklore and domestic reality of the 30s of the XIX century, as well as the influence of the literary context (Pushkin, Hoffmann) and the author's own worldview (the tendency to explain everything "supernatural" based on the achievements of science). Fairy tale motifs that form the plot are given a romantic interpretation by Odoevsky and are based on realistic material.

fairy tale, folklore, romanticism, literary traditions, fantasy, plot, puppetry motive