The Tradition of Fairy Tales: An Interview with Dcn. Nicholas Kotar | Storied Souls | The CP Podcast

"Once upon a time." The words are an invitation into a world where virtue sparkles and vice is grotesque, and children love to inhabit such a place. But for the mom reading her first set of Grimm’s fairy tales, it’s a different story. They’re dark. There’s magic. Things get a little wild. If you’ve ever found yourself rewriting an old fairy tale on the fly because you weren’t sure it should be read aloud, you’re in good company. But when you’ve been told these are classical must-reads for young children, you have to ask: Why are fairy tales important?

I’m joined by Dcn. Nicholas Kotar to discuss the tradition of and need for fairytales. If our hope, in classical education, is to conform our children’s souls to Reality, we need to teach them to see as things really are.

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Nicholas Kotar is an author, translator, and teacher who writes epic fantasy and science fiction inspired by Slavic fairy tales. You can find his books on Waystone Press and more about his podcast, courses, and Patreon on his website: https://nicholaskotar.com/

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Painting: La Mare aux Fees, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1866
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