Collections in first fairy-tale vogue (1690-1703) -- Source texts and other editions consulted -- Suggested reading -- Note on the text -- Riquet à la houppe / Catherine Bernard -- Le prodige d'amour / Catherine Durand -- Vert et Bleu / Charlotte-Rose Caumont de la Force -- L'adroite princesse, ou les aventures de Finette / Marie-Jeanne L'héritier de Villandon -- Les enchantements de l'éloquence, ou les effets de la douceur / Marie-Jeanne L'héritier de Villandon -- L'heureuse peine / Henriette-Julie de Castelnau, comtesse de Murat -- Anguillette / Henriette-Julie de Castelnau, comtesse de Murat.
Summary:
"A collection 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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