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Why does La Barbe Bleue end with two morals—and what does that have to do with the Querelle des Anciens et des Modernes?
In my upcoming February talk, I will explore how Perrault’s paired moralités function as emblematic riddles.
#EarlyModern #FairyTales @uofgsmc.bsky.social
In my upcoming February talk, I will explore how Perrault’s paired moralités function as emblematic riddles.
#EarlyModern #FairyTales @uofgsmc.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Why does La Barbe Bleue end with two morals—and what does that have to do with the Querelle des Anciens et des Modernes?
In my upcoming February talk, I will explore how Perrault’s paired moralités function as emblematic riddles.
#EarlyModern #FairyTales @uofgsmc.bsky.social
In my upcoming February talk, I will explore how Perrault’s paired moralités function as emblematic riddles.
#EarlyModern #FairyTales @uofgsmc.bsky.social
New on La Chambre Bleue — a teaser for Project 2 is live!
Dive into the first glimpse of my latest research exploring Perrault's material construction of Eve.
www.jenniferdavistaylor.com/post/constru...
#EarlyModern #FrenchCulture
Dive into the first glimpse of my latest research exploring Perrault's material construction of Eve.
www.jenniferdavistaylor.com/post/constru...
#EarlyModern #FrenchCulture
Constructing Eve—Rethinking Fairy Tale Heroines through the Printing Press
What if the fairy tale heroine wasn’t just born from imagination—but from the printing press?In my new project, Constructing Eve, I return to a neglected 1697 poem by Charles Perrault—Adam ou la créat...
www.jenniferdavistaylor.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:30 AM
New on La Chambre Bleue — a teaser for Project 2 is live!
Dive into the first glimpse of my latest research exploring Perrault's material construction of Eve.
www.jenniferdavistaylor.com/post/constru...
#EarlyModern #FrenchCulture
Dive into the first glimpse of my latest research exploring Perrault's material construction of Eve.
www.jenniferdavistaylor.com/post/constru...
#EarlyModern #FrenchCulture
The 17th-century domestic interior wasn’t just decorative—it was ideological.
A container for elegant conversations negotiated between bodies, art forms, and space.
In early modern France, it spoke volumes without ever raising its voice.
Blog: www.jenniferdavistaylor.com/post/the-roo...
A container for elegant conversations negotiated between bodies, art forms, and space.
In early modern France, it spoke volumes without ever raising its voice.
Blog: www.jenniferdavistaylor.com/post/the-roo...
December 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The 17th-century domestic interior wasn’t just decorative—it was ideological.
A container for elegant conversations negotiated between bodies, art forms, and space.
In early modern France, it spoke volumes without ever raising its voice.
Blog: www.jenniferdavistaylor.com/post/the-roo...
A container for elegant conversations negotiated between bodies, art forms, and space.
In early modern France, it spoke volumes without ever raising its voice.
Blog: www.jenniferdavistaylor.com/post/the-roo...
Why did Perrault frame his fairy tales with a wise old woman telling stories by the fire?
Because in 17th-c. France, women’s French was thought closer to the language of angels—it was unspoiled by the dross of Latin required in formal schooling.
#DesigningWomen #FairyTales #Perrault #BlueSkyBooks
Because in 17th-c. France, women’s French was thought closer to the language of angels—it was unspoiled by the dross of Latin required in formal schooling.
#DesigningWomen #FairyTales #Perrault #BlueSkyBooks
November 30, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Why did Perrault frame his fairy tales with a wise old woman telling stories by the fire?
Because in 17th-c. France, women’s French was thought closer to the language of angels—it was unspoiled by the dross of Latin required in formal schooling.
#DesigningWomen #FairyTales #Perrault #BlueSkyBooks
Because in 17th-c. France, women’s French was thought closer to the language of angels—it was unspoiled by the dross of Latin required in formal schooling.
#DesigningWomen #FairyTales #Perrault #BlueSkyBooks