Women in the Fantastic

I'm going to post the pictures of my notes, therefore these notes will just be general notes about the story as a whole that are more complicated than inline notes. There seems to be a running theme of virtuous women being baren in these stories.  Although Bertha isn't exactly virtuous, she is naive, which implies innocence.  Another difference is that Bertha is the object of the title character's affections, while the barren woman in "The Myrtle Girl" was the mother figure. Speaking of the object... the title of the story is named for the male.  However, most of the story consists of Bertha's narrative.  Actually, the whole story is Bertha's not Eckbert.  Eckbert seems to be happenstanced upon.  The fact that Bertha is the object of Eckbert's affections automatically places her into a particular archetype. Don't even get me started on the fact that he believes that her story is his to reveal. He takes on the burden of "the darkest corn...

Eckbert Bright edge or edge of the sword citation:  https://www.behindthename.com/name/egbert The definition of fair means "in accordance with the rules and standards; legitimate."  It also means light-haired. so... on the surface, Eckbert is fair because he has "short ash-blond hair" (Tieck 16).  But on a deeper level and concealed within the story, Eckbert is the legitimate child of his parents, versus the illegitimacy of his sister/wife Bertha. Harz Mountains Those who know of the Harz Mountains would know of the connotation of the location. Myths include stories of witches and mystical creatures. Citation: https://en.harzinfo.de/things-to-see-do/pure-culture/harz-myths.html note on Tieck 16 Birch trees in Celtic culture, the birch is related to growth and stability and adaptability because of its hardiness. need citation other than Wikipedia Gaelic folklore: death, fairies, returning from the grave need citation other than...

The myrtle symbolizes Aphrodite and Demeter.  It's used in wedding rituals and in the Aeneid it was closely related to the earth and humanity.  Look to post on defining the myrtle tree for development on this idea. The other symbol that I'm interested in is the turtledove which is also a symbol for Demeter and Aphrodite.  It has a sad song and is a sign of devoted love.  See post to develop this idea.  The turtle dove appears in the second lullaby that is sung to the prince.  The story also says that the myrtle girl has a "sad song" which could be a reference to her as the turtle dove (181). The kingdom of Porcelainia is kind of right on the nose.  I'm following an idea of porcelain being related to the fairness of the ideal woman.  The capital is described as a "porcelain capital," yet the old woman and man live on a "clay field" (172).  There is a juxtaposition of the have and have nots.  This could also be an allusion to the fact...

The flower that covers the part of the earth that swallowed the "wicked girls."  I feel like this is significant to type.  Begin research here: http://symboldictionary.net/?p=1510 .

... since I can't find a quick answer through an internet search. What do "silver bells" (Brentano 178) symbolize in literature?  If there is any signifigance, how does it work in the context of The Myrtle Girl? Does it apply to my topic?  How?

Trying to connect the turtle dove from the poem to the myrtle girl: Notes: Sacred to Demeter and Aphrodite citation:  https://www.theoi.com/Olympios/DemeterTreasures.html sings a sad song find citation pair bonds thus a symbol for devoted love find citation

Important to Aphrodite Research this citation:  V. Pirenne-Delforge, "Épithètes cultuelles et interpretation philosophique: à propos d’Aphrodite Ourania et Pandémos à Athènes."   AntCl   57   (1980::142-57) p. 413. The myrtle in the Aenied  and its connection to the ground and humanity Research this citation: Aeneid III, 19-68 , accessed 13 March 2014 Used in wedding rituals Research this citation:   Marcel De Cleene, Marie Claire Lejeune, eds.  Compendium of symbolic and ritual plants in Europe  Volume 1, 2003:444.