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Losing Love, Losing Hope: Unhappy Endings in Seventeenth-Century Fairy Tales.

Authors :
REDDAN, BRONWYN
Source :
Papers on French Seventeenth Century Literature; 2015, Vol. 42 Issue 83, p327-339, 13p
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

The article offers insight on the unhappy ending in fairy tales during the 17th century. Topics discussed include the association of love disappearance with the conventional happy ending of fairy tales, the contemporary politics of both marriage and love, and the attribution of the disappearance of love to separation, disappointment or death.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
03430758
Volume :
42
Issue :
83
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Papers on French Seventeenth Century Literature
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
119177439