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OverviewBefore children's stories came to exemplify the French fairy tale, early modern audiences read the works of women writers known as conteuses. From the late seventeenth century through the Revolution, the conteuses published rich, complex tales that were popular in literary salons and elite courtly settings. These unpredictable works feature candid representations of female desire, strong support for the education of women, and surprising twists on the fairy tale formulas familiar to readers of Charles Perrault. Not only witty and entertaining, the tales also comment on the unfair treatment of women that the authors saw in their own society. Brief biographies introduce to new audiences writers who challenged social conventions, won popular and critical acclaim, and defined the fairy tale genre in their own time. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Nora Martin Peterson , Jordan StumpPublisher: Modern Language Association of America Imprint: Modern Language Association of America Dimensions: Width: 13.90cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.30cm Weight: 0.329kg ISBN: 9781603295741ISBN 10: 1603295747 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 12 November 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsThe edition and translation are laudable and compelling and will be readily adopted in a range of courses in literature, folklore, and gender studies. --Lewis Seifert, Brown University """This anthology focuses on questions related to love and how tales by the conteuses challenge contemporary Disneyfied conceptions filled with good fairies, innocent romance, and happy endings."" --Journal of American Folklore""The edition and translation are laudable and compelling and will be readily adopted in a range of courses in literature, folklore, and gender studies."" --Lewis Seifert, Brown University" The edition and translation are laudable and compelling and will be readily adopted in a range of courses in literature, folklore, and gender studies. --Lewis Seifert, Brown University Author InformationNora Martin Peterson, associate professor of French at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, teaches courses on medieval and early modern literature and culture, fairy tales, French and francophone women writers, autofiction, and body language. She is the author of Involuntary Confessions of the Flesh in Early Modern France (2016). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |