Twice upon a time : women writers and the history of the fairy tale / Elizabeth Wanning Harries.

Grounded firmly in social history and set in lucid prose, Twice upon a Time refocuses the lens through which we look at fairy tales. The conteuses saw their tales as amusements for sophisticated adults in the salon, not for children. Self-referential, frequently parodic, and set in elaborate frames,...

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Online Access:Electronic book from JSTOR
Main Author: Harries, Elizabeth Wanning (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published:Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2003.
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