Fairy Tale Queens - Representations of Early Modern Queenship (Hardcover)

Most of today's familiar fairy tales come from the stories of Charles Perrault, the Brothers Grimm, and Hans Christian Andersen, but this innovative study encourages us to explore the marvelous tales of authors from the early modern period Giovanni Straparola, Giambattista Basile, Madame Marie-Catherine D'Aulnoy, and others whose works enrich and expand the canon. As author Jo Eldridge Carney shows, the queen is omnipresent in these stories, as much a hallmark of the genre as other familiar characteristics such as the number three, magical objects, and happy endings. That queens occupy such space in early modern tales is not surprising given the profound influence of so many powerful queens in the political landscapes of early modern England and Europe. Carney makes a powerful argument for the historical relevance of fairy tales and, by exploring the dynamic intersection between fictional and actual queens, shows how history and folk literature mutually enrich our understanding of the period.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Queenship and Power
Release date:	October 2012
First published:	2012
Authors:	J. Carney
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	238
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-26968-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Myths & mythology Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Folklore Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Religion & Spirituality > Myths & mythology
LSN:	1-137-26968-5
Barcode:	9781137269683

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