Twice upon a Time : Women Writers and the History of the Fairy Tale /

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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,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harries, Elizabeth Wanning (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2003.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Fairy tales.
English fiction > Women authors.
American fiction > Women authors.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
Contes de fees > Angleterre > Histoire et critique.
Contes de fees > France > Histoire et critique.
Contes de fees > Histoire et critique.
American fiction > Women authors > History and criticism.
English fiction > Women authors > History and criticism.
Fairy tales > England > History and criticism.
Fairy tales > France > History and criticism.
Fairy tales > History and criticism.
England.
France.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Originally published: 2001.
Physical Description:1 online resource: illustrations
ISBN:9780691188539

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