VARIATIONS AND SYMBOLIC MEANINGS IN THE JAPANESE FOLK TALE: THE CASE OF “MOMOTARO” (THE PEACH-BORN BOY)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.47390/SPR1342V5I8Y2025N26Keywords:
fairy tale, Japanese folklore, peach, old man and old woman, dog, monkey, pheasant, demon, variant.Abstract
This article analyzes the diversity of versions, the text, and the changes occurring in oral and written renditions of the Japanese folk tale “Momotaro” (The boy born from a peach), a product of traditional oral literature.
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