4 October 2019

Le Jardin des Personnalités, Honfleur #3: Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville (baronne d'Aulnoy)

Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville (baronne d'Aulnoy) (1650-1705) was the writer of adult fairy stories not of the nature of Charles Perrault, but of a much more scandalous nature, weaving a subversive spirit through her allegories and satires: she is more often compared to Jean de La Fontaine's veiled criticisms the French court and society of the 17th century.

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