Making the Marvelous : Marie-Catherine d'Aulnoy, Henriette-Julie de Murat, and the Literary Representation of the Decorative Arts /

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"At a moment when France was coming to new prominence in the production of furniture and fashion, the fairy tales of Marie-Catherine d'Aulnoy (1652-1705) and Henriette-Julie de Murat (1670-1716) gave pride of place to richly detailed descriptions of palaces, gardens, clothing, and toys. Th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bloom, Rori, 1971- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2022]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Murat, Henriette-Julie de Castelnau, > comtesse de, > 1670-1716.
Aulnoy, > Madame d' > (Marie-Catherine), > 1650 or 1651-1705.
Murat, Henriette-Julie de Castelnau, > comtesse de, > 1670-1716 > Criticism and interpretation.
Aulnoy, > Madame d' > (Marie-Catherine), > 1650 or 1651-1705 > Criticism and interpretation.
Marvelous, The, in literature.
French fiction > Women authors.
French fiction.
Fairy tales.
Decorative arts in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology.
LITERARY CRITICISM / European / French.
Merveilleux dans la litterature.
Arts decoratifs dans la litterature.
Contes de fees > France > Histoire et critique.
Roman français > 17e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Fairy tales > France > History and criticism.
French fiction > 17th century > History and criticism.
French fiction > Women authors > History and criticism.
France.
Critiques litteraires.
Literary criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"At a moment when France was coming to new prominence in the production of furniture and fashion, the fairy tales of Marie-Catherine d'Aulnoy (1652-1705) and Henriette-Julie de Murat (1670-1716) gave pride of place to richly detailed descriptions of palaces, gardens, clothing, and toys. Through close readings of these authors' descriptive prose, Rori Bloom shows how these practitioners of a supposedly minor genre made a major contribution as chroniclers and critics of the decorative arts in Old Regime France. Identifying these authors' embrace of the pretty and the playful as a response to a frequent critique of fairy tales as childish and feminine, Making the Marvelous demonstrates their integration of artisan's work, child's play, and the lady's toilette into a complex vision of creativity. D'Aulnoy and Murat changed the stakes of the fairy tale, Bloom argues: instead of inviting their readers to marvel at the magic that changes rags to riches, they enjoined them to acknowledge the skill that transforms raw materials into beautiful works of art. "--
Physical Description:1 online resource (254 pages).
ISBN:9781496231734

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