Collections in first fairy-tale vogue (1690-1703) -- Source texts and other editions consulted -- Suggested reading -- Translator's note -- Tufty Riquet / Catherine Bernard -- A miracle of love / Catherine Durand -- Green and blue / Charlotte-Rose Caumont de la Force -- The quick-witted princess; or, Finette's adventures / Marie-Jeanne L'héritier de Villandon -- The wonders of eloquence; or, The virtues of a civil tongue / Marie-Jeanne L'héritier de Villandon -- The Pleasant Punishment / Henriette-Julie de Castelnau, comtesse de Murat -- Anguillette / Henriette-Julie de Castelnau, comtesse de Murat.
Summary:
"An English translation of fairy tales published by women in seventeenth-century France. Explores themes of love, marriage, sexuality, gender relations, and female education and literacy. Includes works by Catherine Bernard, Catherine Durand, Charlotte-Rose Caumont de la Force, Marie-Jeanne L'héritier de Villandon, and Henriette-Julie de Castelnau, comtesse de Murat, with brief biographies of the authors"-- Provided by publisher.
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