The Fairy as Hero(ine) and Author: Representations of Female Power in Murat's "Le Turbot"

Melissa A. Hofmann

doi:https://doi.org/10.13110/marvelstales.28.2.0252

The Fairy as Hero(ine) and Author: Representations of Female Power in Murat's "Le Turbot"

Author(s):

Melissa A. Hofmann (see profile)

Date:

2015

Subject(s):

Murat, Henriette-Julie de Castelnau, comtesse de, 1670-1716, Fairy tales, Women authors, French, Fairies in literature, Heroines in literature, Heroes in literature, Sex role in literature, Power (Social sciences) in literature, Authorship in literature

Item Type:

Article

Tag(s):

conte de fees, French literature

Permanent URL:

https://doi.org/10.17613/xa5j-t673

Abstract:

Henriette-Julie de Castelnau de Murat's "Le Turbot" (1699) is remarkable because its fairy Turbodine is both the tale's true hero and heroine and its author, a character both devel- oping the plot—her own and others'—and narrating it. Turbodine is the protagonist, and her heroic male power, integral to her authorship of the plot, is both highlighted and disguised by the text. Her power and its limitations are representative of the simultaneous influence and marginality of the woman writer of 1690s France.

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Pub. DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13110/marvelstales.28.2.0252

Publisher:

Wayne State University Press

Pub. Date:

2015-3-16

Journal:

Marvels & Tales

Volume:

28

Issue:

2

Page Range:

252 - 277

ISSN:

1521-4281

Status:

Published

Last Updated:

6 months ago

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