Nature and Culture in the Fairy Tale of Marie-Catherine d'Aulnoy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9349918 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anne E Duggan (0000-0003-4882-2436, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 149-167 |
| Publication date | 2001-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Marvels & Tales (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1521-4281 • E-ISSN: 1536-1802 |
| Publisher | Wayne State University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/mat.2001.0023 |
| OpenAlex | W2089983481 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
In many ways Marie-Catherine d'Aulnoy's "The Bee and the Orange Tree" can be read as a commentary on the relation between nature and culture, which has implications, as I will argue, regarding d'Aulnoy's perspective on gender and society. In order to highlight the ideological underpinnings of d'Aulnoy's tale with respect to nature and culture, this article examines the ways in which Charles Perrault deÞnes "feminine nature" in his tale "Patient Griselda," and then looks at how d'Aulnoy uses "nature" to legitimate the equality of the sexes in "The Bee and the Orange Tree." Finally this paper explores how d'Aulnoy situates her ideal society within the nature-culture spectrum in ways that anticipate the theories of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Art · Art history · Sociology · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · Historical and Literary Studies
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |