| Fairy Tales, Sexuality, and Gender in France, 1690 1715: Nostalgic Utopias Contributor(s): Seifert, Lewis Carl (Author), Sheringham, Michael (Editor) |
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ISBN: 052155005X ISBN-13: 9780521550055 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $124.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1996 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Gender Studies - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology - Literary Criticism | Women Authors |
| Dewey: 398.353 |
| LCCN: 95050621 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in French |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.14 lbs) 292 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |