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The fairy of Charlotte-Rose de Caumont La Force's fairy tale Persinette (Rapunzel) is a complex and ambiguous figure that does not fit into a simple binary of victims and aggressors. I argue that La Force's adaptation of the fairy tale of the girl in the tower gives the fairy prominent status as one of the main characters instead of being relegated to the usual secondary role. Of the different versions of this fairy tale, La Force's is the only one with a powerful multidimensional female figure in the fairy role where she is in fact the most dynamic and fascinating character. La Force thereby gives an exceptionally positive view of a powerful female figure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this paper is to underline the rule of imaginary in the contemporary fables, analyzing the 'dialectic of imagination' which moves from 'symbolic' to 'Real' and viceversa. Firstly, this work will focus on evolution of Disney's cinematic universe whose narrations became more 'real' in the last movies through the psychoanalytic introspection of each character - expecially the evil-ones. Secondly, the difference between hero's role in mythology and in classical fables will be compared, pointing out the psychoanalytic rapresentation, which is function and fondation of the freudian Super-Ego in fairytales. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]