Title of the article:

LATENT FUNCTIONS OF THE FAIRY TALES IN VISUAL CULTURE

Author(s):

Serova, V.A.

Information about the author/authors

Viktoria. A. Serova — Postgraduate Student, Crimean University of Culture, Arts and Tourism, Kievskaya St., 39, 295017 Simferopol, Russia.
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4001-219X
E-mail: srv-victoria@mail.ru

Section

Theory and history of culture

Year

2024

Volume

Vol. 72

Pages

pp. 126–137

Received

March 07, 2023

Approved after reviewing

July 17, 2023

Date of publication

June 25, 2024

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37816/2073-9567-2024-72-126-137

Index UDK

299.572(470)

Index BBK

86.39

Abstract

The paper addresses the Russian folk tale, which represents a concentrated centuries-old experience of previous generations. The Russian folk tale, richly saturated with symbols, performs an extensive list of functions, some of which are not immediately noticeable. The author pays attention not only to the existing functions of fairy tales in culture, but also analyzes the functions of the fairy-tale symbols in visual culture, focusing on the hidden functions of fairy-tale symbolism. While analyzing visual messages, the author discovered three latent functions used within the visual culture. The paper detects reasons for the reception of fairy-tale symbolism, which at its root contains archetypes that constantly and unconsciously affect the consciousness of almost any modern person. As an example the author has chosen modern advertising videos, print advertising, as well as visual foreign and domestic political events that somehow, covertly, and sometimes aggressively contain and use fabulous symbols. The study comes to the conclusion revealing the causes of the latent functions of fairy-tale symbolism in visual culture.

Keywords

Archetype, Symbol, Russian Folk Tale, Visual Culture, Visual Message, Function.

Reference

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