Analysis of the Fairy Tale Hansel and Gretel According to Actantial Model of Greimas
Abstract
Fairy tales, one of the oldest literary genres, have been studied using different methods and approaches. Semiotics, which investigates not only linguistic but also non-linguistic signs and looks for regular patterns in literal texts, is one of these approaches. In this study, the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel, which is one of those collected by Grimm Brothers, was examined using a semiotic method according to the actantial model of Greimas. In the process of the analysis, the linguistic and fictional features of the tale were considered, but the deep semantic structure of the text was excluded. Considering the plot, the tale was divided into four segments. It was seen that the six actants of the model took place in these segments and the functions of the actants in the tale overlapped with their place on the model. The result of the study showed that the model revealed the fictional structure and production processes of the tale.
Keywords
Fairy tale,Saussure,Propp,Greimas,Semiotics,Actantial Model,Hansel and Gretel
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