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Twice upon a time : women writers and the history of the fairy tale /
Grounded firmly in social history and set in lucid prose, Twice upon a Time refocuses the lens through which we look at fairy tales. The conteuses saw their tales as amusements for sophisticated adults in the salon, not for children. Self-referential, frequently parodic, and set in elaborate frames,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, New Jersey :
Princeton University Press,
2003.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Grounded firmly in social history and set in lucid prose, Twice upon a Time refocuses the lens through which we look at fairy tales. The conteuses saw their tales as amusements for sophisticated adults in the salon, not for children. Self-referential, frequently parodic, and set in elaborate frames, their works often criticize the social expectations that determined the lives of women at the court of Louis XIV. |
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| Notas: | Originally published: 2001. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780691188539 069118853X 0691115672 9780691115672 |