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Pregnant fictions : childbirth and the fairy tale in early-modern France /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tucker, Holly
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Detroit : Wayne State University Press, [2003]
Subjects:
Fairy tales > France > History and criticism.
Pregnancy > Folklore.
Childbirth > Folklore.
Pregnancy in literature.
French literature > 17th century > History and criticism.
French literature > 18th century > History and criticism.
Table of Contents:
  • Embarkment
  • Uterine legends
  • Fairy tales and the facts of life
  • Fairies and midwives
  • It's a girl!
  • Like mother, like daughter
  • The chicken and the egg
  • Mal de mère.