{"product_id":"the-queen-of-the-fays-paperback","title":"The Queen of the Fays - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian Stableford\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eFrancois Fenelon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCatherine Bernard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStories by Catherine Bernard, François Fénelon, Louis de Mailly and Jean de Préchac.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume includes three tales by Catherine Bernard (1662-1712), one of the originators of \u003cem\u003econtes de fées\u003c\/em\u003e, that deliberately subvert not merely their narrative strategy, but also their entire mythology; two enigmatic allegories of French history as seen through the prism of faerie by Jean de Préchac (1647-1720); four stories by François Fénelon (1651-1715), and The Illustrious Fays, a collection of tales by Chevalier de Mailly (1657-1724), which shows how the \u003cem\u003econtes de fées\u003c\/em\u003e quickly became suited to very different narrative purposes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe variety embraced by these stories is a striking illustration of the versatility of a format that seemed, at first, to be rather narrow. If some of stories seem more stereotyped and less ambitious, the spectrum they display is not lacking in color and variety, and the more flamboyant of them make significant additions to the imagery assembled by the core writers of the original school.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46935412768907,"sku":"9781612278148","price":51.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/U_xRsCsXh09781612278148.webp?v=1778889024","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/the-queen-of-the-fays-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}