Enchanted Eloquence : Fairy Tales by Seventeenth-Century French Women Writers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Seifert, Lewis C.

Contributor:

Stanton, Domna C.

Series:

The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe: the Toronto Series

The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe: the Toronto Series ; v.9

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (375 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Enchanted eloquence

The other voice in Early Modern Europe: Toronto series vol. 9

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Iter Press, 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.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Contents

Acknowledgments

Illustrations

I. Volume Editors' Introduction

II. Fairy Tales by Seventeenth-Century Conteuses

Catherine Bernard: Introduction

Prince Rosebush

Marie-Jeanne L'Héritier de Villandon: Introduction

Marmoisan

Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, baronne d'Aulnoy: Introduction

Princess Little Carp

The Doe in the Woods

Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de La Force: Introduction

The Enchanter

Green and Blue

Henriette-Julie de Castelnau, comtesse de Murat: Introduction

Little Eel

Wasted Effort

III. Critical Texts on the Conte de fées

Introduction

Marie-Jeanne L'Héritier de Villandon, Letter to Madame D.G.*** (1695)

Pierre de Villiers, Conversations on Fairy Tales and Other Contemporary Works, To Protect against Bad Taste (1699), from the Second Conversation

Appendix

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

OCLC:

1063846200