Fairy Tale Queens [electronic resource] : Representations of Early Modern Queenship /
Carney, J.author.
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.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyrigjt; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1 Early Modern Queens and the Intersection of Fairy Tales and Fact; 2 The Queen's (In)Fertile Body and the Body Politic; 3 Maternal Monstrosities: Queens and the Reproduction of Heirs and Errors; 4 Men, Women, and Beasts: Elizabeth I and Beastly Bridegrooms; 5 The Fairest of Them All: Queenship and Beauty; 6 The Queen's Wardrobe: Dressing the Part; 7 The Queen's Body: Promiscuity at Court; Notes; Works Cited; Index
Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-227) and index.
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.
History, Modern.
Great Britain-History.
Social history.
Europe-History.
Europe-History-1492-.
European literature.
Modern History.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Social History.
European History.
History of Early Modern Europe.
European Literature.