In less technical contexts, the term is also used to describe something blessed with unusual happiness, as in "fairy tale ending" (a happy ending)[2] or "fairy tale romance" (though not all fairy tales end happily). Colloquially, a "fairy tale" or "fairy story" can also mean any farfetched story or tall tale; it's used especially of any story that not only isn't true, but couldn't possibly be true.
In cultures where demons and witches are perceived as real, fairy tales may merge into legends, where the narrative is perceived both by teller and hearers as being grounded in historical truth. However, unlike legends and epics, they usually do not contain more than superficial references to religion and actual places, people, and events; they take place once upon a time rather than in actual times.[3]
Fairy tales are found in oral and in literary form. The history of the fairy tale is particularly difficult to trace because only the literary forms can survive. Still, the evidence of literary works at least indicates that fairy tales have existed for thousands of years, although not perhaps recognized as a genre; the name "fairy tale" was first ascribed to them by Madame d'Aulnoy in the late 17th century. Many of today's fairy tales have evolved from centuries-old stories that have appeared, with variations, in multiple cultures around the world.[4] Fairy tales, and works derived from fairy tales, are still written today.
The older fairy tales were intended for an audience of adults, as well as children, but they were associated with children as early as the writings of the précieuses; the Brothers Grimm titled their collection Children's and Household Tales, and the link with children has only grown stronger with time.
Folklorists have classified fairy tales in various ways. The Aarne-Thompson classification system and the morphological analysis of Vladimir Propp are among the most notable. Other folklorists have interpreted the tales' significance, but no school has been definitively established for the meaning of the tales
10 spellbinding examples of fairy-tale-inspired makeup
Monday, March 14, 2011 - 4:40pm
Beastly (2011)
The latest adaptation of that classic "Will she love me even if I look like a hideous monster?" tale starred pretty-boy-of-the-hour Alex Pettyfer (I Am Number Four) and Vanessa Hudgens.
Beauty and the Beast (1987-1990)
Perhaps the richest version of this legend—primarily because it had three TV seasons to tell its complex, thematically rich story—set the action in present-day New York City and turned Ron Perlman into a lion-esque knight of the underground.
Enchanted (2007)
Susan Sarandon needed all the makeup they could provide to turn her Queen Narissa into a dermatological nightmare of a crone.
Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
While not the first take on the doomed Quasimodo, Charles Laughton nailed it, thanks in great part to makeup design that softened his bulges and in so doing heightened the tragedy.
The Witches (1990)
While not based on the classic Grimm fairy tales, this movie adaptation of Roald Dahl's stars Anjelica Huston as the Grand High Witch, who rules over every other witch in the world.
Aquamarine (2006)
While Daryl Hannah might've ushered the mermaid into the modern age with Splash, the costume-makeup technology improved somewhat by the time Sara Paxton strapped on the fins.
The Company of Wolves (1984)
Director Neil Jordan (Interview With the Vampire) took the Little Red Riding Hood story and injected a whole mess of adolescent sexuality and crazy werewolf action.
The Brothers Grimm (2005)
Terry Gilliam sounds like the perfect dude to make a comic fantasy about two brothers (Heath Ledger and Matt Damon) who con hapless villagers into thinking that there are real monsters plaguing their hometown—until they stumble upon the real deal, right? Well, if you've seen this debacle, then you know the answer.
Labyrinth (1986)
Leave it to Jim Henson to pull blithe fantasies from our collective subconscious and make them manifest ...
The Lord of the Rings saga (2001-2003)
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