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Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, Baroness d'Aulnoy (1650/1651 – 14 January 1705), also known as Countess d'Aulnoy, was a French author known for her literary fairy tales.
Mar 17, 2021 · For those readers who do not believe that fairies are real, they should think twice, for the extraordinary Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, Comtesse d’Aulnoy (1650–1705) did not only invent the term fairy tale (conte de fees) and create tales about fairies, she was a fearless fairy herself.
Jan 21, 2021 · A daughter of the Normandy town of Barneville-la-Bertran, it is believed d’Aulnoy, born in 1652, was one of the first to coin the phrase contes de fées (‘fairy tale’ or ‘fairy story’).
Mar 29, 2021 · 10 Facts About Madame d’Aulnoy Who Coined The Word Fairytale. Margaret Kingsbury Mar 29, 2021. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Her name was Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, the Comtesse d’Aulnoy.
Oct 4, 2023 · Madame d'Aulnoy was one of the pioneers of fairy tales as a literary genre. She actually coined the term "fairy tales"—stories with fairies. Although highly amusing and imaginative, her works are almost forgotten today.
Œuvres principales. Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, baronne d’Aulnoy, née à Barneville-la-Bertran vers septembre 1652 et baptisée dans cette même paroisse le 1er octobre 1652 1, et morte à Paris le 14 janvier 1705, est une femme de lettres française .
Below is the table of contents for The Fairy Tales of Madame d'Aulnoy, first published in 1892, still the largest collection of her tales translated into English, and an exclusive ebook first provided by SurLaLune.
