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Fairy Tales, Sexuality, and Gender in France, 1690–1715

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About Fairy Tales, Sexuality, and Gender in France, 1690–1715

Between 1690 and 1715, well over one hundred literary fairy tales appeared in France, two-thirds of them written by women. The first part of this 1996 book situates the rise of this genre within the literary and historical context of late seventeenth-century France, and the second part examines the representation of sexuality, masculinity and femininity within selected groups of tales.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780521026277
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 292
  • Published:
  • April 27, 2006
  • Dimensions:
  • 139x216x16 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 383 g.
Delivery: 1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: July 20, 2024

Description of Fairy Tales, Sexuality, and Gender in France, 1690–1715

Between 1690 and 1715, well over one hundred literary fairy tales appeared in France, two-thirds of them written by women. The first part of this 1996 book situates the rise of this genre within the literary and historical context of late seventeenth-century France, and the second part examines the representation of sexuality, masculinity and femininity within selected groups of tales.

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