Enchanted eloquence : fairy tales by seventeenth-century French women writers / edited and translated by Lewis C. Seifert and Domna C. Stanton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stanton, Domna C.

Seifert, Lewis Carl.

Victoria University (Toronto, Ont.). Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies.

Series:

Other voice in early modern Europe. Toronto series ; 9.

The other voice in early modern Europe: the Toronto series ; 9

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

French fiction--Women authors--Translations into English.

French fiction.

French fiction--17th century--Translations into English.

Fairy tales--France--Translations into English.

Fairy tales.

Fairy tales--France--History and criticism.

French fiction--Women authors.

France.

Physical Description:

xi, 362 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Toronto : Iter Inc. : Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies, 2010.

Summary:

This is a superb book on all levels. The translations of the tales are excellent. The research is impeccable. The introduction and notes are highly informative. Most important, Lewis Seifert and Domna Stanton have focused on unusual fairy tales that have never been translated before and are seminal for understanding the development of the literary fairy tale as genre. French women writers played a central role in the institutionalization of a literary genre in the French civilizing process that had huge ramifications in opera, theater, vaudeville, music, and film. Moreover, their tales influenced other writers of fairy tales in Europe. This book does an honor to their creative efforts and provides the basis for further research on the development of European fairy tales. --Jack Zipes Professor of German, Emeritus, University of Minnesota

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-335).

ISBN:

0772720770

9780772720771

OCLC:

689506796

Publisher Number:

99950214308