Pregnant fictions : childbirth and the fairy tale in early-modern France
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Tucker, Holly.
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GR161 .T83 2003
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LC Subjects
Childbirth -- Folklore.
Fairy tales -- France -- History and criticism.
Folklore.
French literature -- 17th century -- History and criticism.
French literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism.
Pregnancy -- Folklore.
Pregnancy in literature.
Pregnancy.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Childbirth
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Fairy tales
Folklore
France
French literature
Pregnancy
Pregnancy in literature
Other Subjects
Childbirth -- Folklore.
Contes de fées -- France -- Histoire et critique.
Fairy tales -- France -- History and criticism.
Folklore
folklore (culture-related concept)
Folklore.
Folklore.
France
Frankreich
French literature -- 17th century -- History and criticism.
French literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism.
Geburt -- Motiv
Geburt <Motiv>
Geschlechterforschung
Grossesse -- Folklore.
Grossesse dans la littérature.
Grossesse.
Literature, Modern
Littérature française -- 17e siècle -- Histoire et critique.
Littérature française -- 18e siècle -- Histoire et critique.
Märchen
Naissance -- Rites et coutumes.
Parturition
Pregnancy
Pregnancy -- Folklore.
pregnancy.

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Book
Physical Desc
xiii, 213 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English

Notes

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-199) and index.
Description
"How male medical authorities and female literary authors struggled to describe the inner workings of the unseen - and competed to shape public understanding of it - is the focus of this engaging work by Holly Tucker. In illuminating the gender politics underlying dramatic changes in reproductive theory and practice, Tucker shows just how tenuous the boundaries of scientific "fact" and marvelous fictions were in early modern France."
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"On the literary front, Tucker argues, women used the fairy tale to rethink the biology of childbirth and the sociopolitical uses to which it had been put. She shows that in references to midwives, infertility, sex selection, and embryological theories, fairy-tale writers experimented with alternative ways of understanding pregnancy. In so doing they suggested new ways in which to envision women, knowledge, and power in both the public and the private spheres."--Jacket.
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SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Tucker, H. (2003). Pregnant fictions: childbirth and the fairy tale in early-modern France . Wayne State University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Tucker, Holly. 2003. Pregnant Fictions: Childbirth and the Fairy Tale in Early-modern France. Detroit: Wayne State University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Tucker, Holly. Pregnant Fictions: Childbirth and the Fairy Tale in Early-modern France Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2003.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Tucker, H. (2003). Pregnant fictions: childbirth and the fairy tale in early-modern france. Detroit: Wayne State University Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Tucker, Holly. Pregnant Fictions: Childbirth and the Fairy Tale in Early-modern France Wayne State University Press, 2003.

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