The Female Characters in Madame d'Aulnoy’s Fairy Tales: An Analysis of "Cunning Cinders" and "Yellow Dwarf"

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Published: Feb 7, 2018

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Raquel Sumay Guillán
Universidade da Coruña
Vol. 4 (2017), Articles, pages 37-50
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17979/digilec.2017.4.0.3075
Submitted: Sep 29, 2017 Accepted: Jan 12, 2018 Published: Feb 7, 2018
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Abstract

This article presents an analysis of the work of Madame d’Aulnoy, the first European writer of children’s literature and the true forerunner of fairy tales. In order to do so, this article has as its starting point the indispensable role of the feminist literary criticism, before moving on to a literature review on Madame d’Aulnoy and the subsequent analysis of two of her most significant stories. With all this, it’s intended to regain the figure of the first woman who wrote fairy tales in a patriarchal society that has invisibilized the women writers of a generation.

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children’s literature, Madame d’Aulnoy, women writers, fairy tales, French preciosism

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