French Fairy Tales

Author : Bronwyn Reddan
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781496223937

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Love, Power, and Gender in Seventeenth-Century French Fairy Tales by Bronwyn Reddan Pdf

Love is a key ingredient in the stereotypical fairy-tale ending in which everyone lives happily ever after. This romantic formula continues to influence contemporary ideas about love and marriage, but it ignores the history of love as an emotion that shapes and is shaped by hierarchies of power including gender, class, education, and social status. This interdisciplinary study questions the idealization of love as the ultimate happy ending by showing how the conteuses, the women writers who dominated the first French fairy-tale vogue in the 1690s, used the fairy-tale genre to critique the power dynamics of courtship and marriage. Their tales do not sit comfortably in the fairy-tale canon as they explore the good, the bad, and the ugly effects of love and marriage on the lives of their heroines. Bronwyn Reddan argues that the conteuses' scripts for love emphasize the importance of gender in determining the "right" way to love in seventeenth-century France. Their version of fairy-tale love is historical and contingent rather than universal and timeless. This conversation about love compels revision of the happily-ever-after narrative and offers incisive commentary on the gendered scripts for the performance of love in courtship and marriage in seventeenth-century France.

Author : Sophie Segur
Publisher : Applewood Books
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2010-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781429011860

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Old French Fairy Tales by Sophie Segur Pdf

This 1920 collection includes five timeless French fairy tales written by Comtesse De Segur and illustrated by the 19 year old Virginia Sterrett.

Author : Denyse Delcourt
Publisher : Cognella Academic Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 151651176X

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French Fairy Tales by Denyse Delcourt Pdf

French Fairy Tales: Essays on a Major Literary Tradition provides a unique opportunity to revisit and deepen our appreciation and understanding of French fairy tales, many of which we can recall with a sense of wonder from childhood. These carefully selected essays, written by a variety of distinguished scholars, introduce and analyze the original versions of many French fairy tales published in France between 1691 and 1715. These range from the works of Charles Perrault (Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty), to Madame Leprince de Beaumont (Beauty and the Beast), to the radically different tales of Madame d'Aulnoy (The Blue Bird, The White Cat). This anthology includes essays that analyze the complexities and importance of these tales, as well as a bibliography and filmography that give readers a chance to explore the genre further. The English translations of several French fairy tales by Jack Zipes serve as an excellent teaching tool. Readers of French Fairy Tales will enjoy the stories and be challenged by the recent and provocative scholarship on this major literary tradition that continues to influence literature and film today.

Author : Charles Perrault
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020-07-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798668353309

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10 Bilingual Fairy Tales in French and English by Charles Perrault Pdf

10 French-English Fairy Tales with AudioAre you a parent who is trying to raise a bilingual child, or a language learner who is trying to boost your French or English language proficiency? Fairy stories written in dual language will be an enjoyable resource to help you gain new vocabulary and familiarize yourself with sentence structures.Fairy Tales for Readers of All Ages The stories are a mix of popular and unknown tales, and include Barbe-Bleue (Bluebeard), Cendrillon (Cinderella), Peau d'âne (Donkey Skin), Les Souhaits Ridicules (The Ridiculous Wishes), and many more.Written in Dual Language for French and English LearnersWhether you are an English speaker who wishes to learn French, or a French speaker who wants to improve your English, the stories are written in both French and English to help you learn the second language of your choice. Learn New Vocabulary and Grammar Structures NaturallyThe fairy tales are written with a mix of dialogue and description - a great way to boost your reading comprehension. By reading the stories, you will be exposed to a diverse range of vocabulary and grammar structures, which will facilitate natural learning.French and English Audio IncludedWhen you purchase this e-book, you will also get a free audio accompaniment, available in both French and English. The stories are narrated by native French and English speakers and are designed to help you practice your listening skills as well as learn correct pronunciation.Why Should You Buy This?If you are any of the following, this book of fairy tales is perfect for you: A parent who is raising bilingual children and looking for appropriate French-English reading materials. A parent or guardian of young children who is looking for a way to bond with the kids through reading or listening to fairy tales together. An adult of any age who loves to read as a way to learn a second language. Anyone who is learning French or English. Technical Details: 10 fairy tales 270 mins of audio 211 pages Grab your copy today!

Author : Mary Carolyn Waldrep
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-25
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780486131887

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Women Illustrators of the Golden Age by Mary Carolyn Waldrep Pdf

Unique anthology presents scores of color and black-and-white artworks by 22 of the best women illustrators of the early 20th century, including Beatrix Potter, Kate Greenaway, and Jessie Willcox Smith.

Author : Bettina L. Knapp
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780791488096

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French Fairy Tales by Bettina L. Knapp Pdf

Bettina L. Knapp explores the universal and eternal nature of fourteen French fairy tales, including the medieval Romance of Mélusine, Charles Perrault's seventeenth-century versions of Sleeping Beauty and Bluebeard, and Jean Cocteau's film version of Beauty and the Beast. She demonstrates the relevance of these fairy tales for modern readers, both for the psychological problems they address and for the positive resolutions they offer. Through her careful examination of these tales, Knapp shows that people in past eras suffered from such supposedly "modern" problems as alienation and identity crises and went through harrowing ordeals before experiencing some sort of fulfillment. By imparting the age-old wisdom embedded in these works, French Fairy Tales triggers new insights into psychological problems and offers helpful ways of dealing with them.

Author : Folk Tales
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1792730764

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Best of French Fairy Tales by Folk Tales Pdf

This book presents the best folk tales of France, which have never appeared in this printed translation before. What makes them especially valuable as folk work is that they were recorded as narrated by French families, the way they have been told from generation to generation. The tales in this book do not have one common author--these are French folk stories composed by French people over many centuries. The book includes more than 100 illustrations. This book contains the following 47 French folk tales:1. The Small People. 2. The Soup Whip.3. The Clever Girl.4. Léon the Dog and Praline the Cat.5. The Straw and the Tar.6. The Giant Frog.7. Where's the Second Turkey?8. Jean and Jacques Catch the Moon.9. The Old Man and the Tree.10. Sea of Tulips.11. How Many Legs Does the Goose Have?12. Pierre and His Dog.13. The Dragon from Tarascon.14. The King's Lace.15. Ball of Wool.16. Why the Rabbit Does Not Talk.17. The Large Stove.18. The Lost Compote.19. Three Artful Sons.20. The Careless Wife.21. The Cherry Tree.22. Two Old Soldiers.23. Bernique! Bernaque!24. How the Moon Fell in Love with the Sun.25. The Boys of Mayenne.26. The Dog and the Moon.27. An Incident in the Bois de Boulogne.28. The Bird Named It's Mine.29. The Little Bird.30. The Eagle and the Cock.31. The Maid and the Princess.32. The Mean Joker.33. The Poor Widow, Her Son, and Cabécou the Goat.34. The Pilot from Boulogne.35. Life before Birth.36. Captain La Ramée's Adventures.37. How Sheep Crossed the River.38. Vivienne and the Sun.39. Jean the Fool.40. The Beautiful Princess, the Brave Kitten, and the Dragon.41. The King's Counsellor.42. How the Caterpillar Turned into a Butterfly.43. The Bear and the Fox.44. The Fox and the Tit.45. The Hedgehog and the Chestnut Shell.46. Biron.47. Jean the Thumbling, the Wolf, and the Robbers.

Author : Henri Pourrat
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Fiction
ISBN : IND:30000004039487

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French Folktales from the Collection of Henri Pourrat by Henri Pourrat Pdf

Selected from Henri Pourrat's classic Le tresor des contes, one of the finest folktale collections in the world, these one-hundred-odd legends, fairy tales, devotional pieces, jokes, and animal stories from the rural provinces of France comprise a magical volume. Fairies, changelings, giants, demons, bumpkins, knaves, bewitched and bewitching princesses, bandits, and others enact stories of perilous tests of love, contests with the devil, the beneficence of saints, and more. Royall Tyler's translation deftly captures the vigor and resonance of the originals, and his cogent introduction illuminates for the reader the earthy, chilling, mischievous, and mystical realm these tales evoke. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Author : Paul Delarue
Publisher : New York : Knopf, l956.
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1956
Category : Fairy tales
ISBN : IND:30000118518418

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The Borzoi Book of French Folk Tales by Paul Delarue Pdf

Includes the tales, with commentary and discussion on the variants of each tale.

Author : Nora Martin Peterson
Publisher : Modern Language Association
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781603295758

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Miracles of Love by Nora Martin Peterson Pdf

Before children's stories came to exemplify the French fairy tale, early modern audiences read the works of women writers known as conteuses. From the late seventeenth century through the Revolution, the conteuses published rich, complex tales that were popular in literary salons and elite courtly settings. These unpredictable works feature candid representations of female desire, strong support for the education of women, and surprising twists on the fairy tale formulas familiar to readers of Charles Perrault. Not only witty and entertaining, the tales also comment on the unfair treatment of women that the authors saw in society, history, and myth. Brief biographies introduce to new audiences writers who challenged social conventions, won popular and critical acclaim, and defined the fairy tale genre in their own time. ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Author : Gretchen Schultz,Lewis Seifert
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780691191416

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Fairy Tales for the Disillusioned by Gretchen Schultz,Lewis Seifert Pdf

"The present volume contains thirty-five fairy tales by nineteen writers, presented chronologically by author"--Introduction.

Author : Comtesse de Ségur
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-06
Category : Art
ISBN : EAN:4064066072322

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Old French Fairy Tales by Comtesse de Ségur Pdf

A fascinating book with five classic French fairy tales with beautiful illustrations. It follows themes of sacrifice, repentance, determination, greed, envy, pride, gluttony, unconditional love, temptation, curiosity, modesty, and more. These make perfect bedtime stories.

Author : Comtesse De Segur
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781444659559

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Old French Fairy Tales - Illustrated by Virginia Frances Sterrett by Comtesse De Segur Pdf

Old French Fairy Tales is a collection of french folklore and fairytales, penned by Sophie Rostopchine, Countess of Ségur (1799 – 1874). Ségur was a French writer of Russian birth, best known today for her novel Les Malheurs de Sophie (Sophie’s misfortunes), intended for children. The anthology contains stories split into four categories: ‘Blondine, Bonne-Biche, and Beau-Minon’, ‘Good Little Henry’, ‘Princess Rosette’, ‘Little Gay Mouse’ and ‘Ourson’. The stories in Old French Fairy Tales are accompanied by the truly beautiful illustrations of Virginia Frances Sterrett (1900 – 1931). Presented alongside the text, her illustrations further refine and elucidate Ségur’s masterful storytelling. Sterrett was an American artist and illustrator – one of the most talented, though also most tragic, of the ‘Golden Age’ illustrators. Sterrett’s illustrations are delicate yet powerful, inspired by the tradition of Art Nouveaux with its light washes of colour and sinuous black lines. She only completed three works in her lifetime, due to her early death from tuberculosis at the age of thirty-one. These include Old French Fairy Tales (1920), Tanglewood Tales (1921) and Arabian Nights (1928). Pook Press celebrates the great ‘Golden Age of Illustration‘ in children’s literature – a period of unparalleled excellence in book illustration. We publish rare and vintage Golden Age illustrated books, in high-quality colour editions, so that the masterful artwork and story-telling can continue to delight both young and old.

Author : Sophie Ségur (comtesse de)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1084563227

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Old French Fairy Tales [eBook - NC Digital Library] by Sophie Ségur (comtesse de) Pdf

Author : Comtesse De Segur
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781473370821

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Old French Fairy Tales by Comtesse De Segur Pdf

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.