Format:
XII, 276 S.
Edition:
1. publ.
ISBN:
052155005X
Series Statement:
Cambridge studies in French 55
Content:
Between 1690 and 1715, well over one hundred literary fairy tales appeared in France, two-thirds of them written by women. This book explores why fashionable adults were attracted to this new literary genre and considers how it became a medium for reconceiving literary and historical discourses of sexuality and gender. Integrating socio-historical, structuralist, and post-structuralist approaches, Seifert argues that these fairy tales use the "marvelous" (or supernatural) to mediate between conflicting cultural desires, particularly between nostalgia and utopian longings.
Language:
English
Subjects:
Romance Studies
Keywords:
Französisch
;
Märchen
;
Geschichte 1690-1715
;
Französisch
;
Märchen
;
Geschlechterrolle
;
Geschichte 1690-1715
;
Französisch
;
Märchen
;
Sexualität
;
Geschichte 1690-1715
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam027/95050621.html
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam024/95050621.html
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