7 - The Fairies and the Enchantments of Eloquence

Sometimes stories serve as lessons for children, but in Perrault's day, sometimes fairy tales were a manners guide for adults. This episode explores "The Fairies" (Les Fées) — sometimes known as "Diamonds and Toads" — by Charles Perrault, "The Enchantments of Eloquence" by Marie‐Jeanne Lhéritier, and the story of Frau Holle.

Stories in this episode:

• Charles Perrault's "The Fairies" (Diamonds and Toads) (2:09)
• Marie-Jeanne Lhéritier's "The Enchantments of Eloquence" (16:25)

Resources mentioned:

• The Great Fairy Tale Tradition: From Straparola to Basile to the Brothers Grimm by Jack Zipes
• Fairy Tales Framed: Early Forewords, Afterwords, and Critical Words by Ruth B. Bottigheimer
  

More from Christine A. Jones:

• Mother Goose Refigured: A Critical Translation of Charles Perrault's Fairy Tales
• Marvelous Transformations: An Anthology of Fairy Tales and Contemporary Critical Perspectives
• Feathers, Paws, Fins, and Claws
• "Mother Goose’s French Birth (1697) and British Afterlife (1729)"
• "Thoughts on 'Heroinism' in French Fairy Tales"