Fairy Tales, Sexuality, And Gender In France, 1690-1715: Nostalgic Utopias (cambridge Studies In French)
by Lewis C. Seifert /
1996 / English / PDF
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Between 1690 and 1715, well over one hundred literary fairy tales
appeared in France, two-thirds of them written by women. The first
part of this book situates the rise of this genre within the
literary and historical context of late-seventeenth-century France,
and the second part examines the representation of sexuality,
masculinity and femininity within selected groups of tales. The
book proposes a new model for the application of feminist and
gender theory to the literary fairy tale, from whatever national
tradition.
Between 1690 and 1715, well over one hundred literary fairy tales
appeared in France, two-thirds of them written by women. The first
part of this book situates the rise of this genre within the
literary and historical context of late-seventeenth-century France,
and the second part examines the representation of sexuality,
masculinity and femininity within selected groups of tales. The
book proposes a new model for the application of feminist and
gender theory to the literary fairy tale, from whatever national
tradition.