TY - BOOK AU - Collart,Valérie AU - Lopez-Minotti,Véronique TI - Representations of the feminine and identification processes based on the tale of Hansel and Gretel PY - 2022///. N1 - 88 N2 - The folktale can be read on different levels and has a universal, timeless value. Meanwhile, paradoxically, while firmly anchored in its epoch, it is a vector for social transmission.Studying the tale of Hansel and Gretel, the authors share their reflections on the functions and roles of the folktale in its various intra-, inter- and trans- psychic dimensions.The negative female figures portrayed, and the process of Gretel’s counter-identification reflect identity building but also the social and historical representations of the feminine as handed down over time UR - https://shs.cairn.info/journal-dialogue-2022-1-page-35?lang=en&redirect-ssocas=7080 ER -