{"product_id":"the-queen-of-the-fays-brian-stableford-9781612278148","title":"The Queen of the Fays","description":"\u003cp\u003eStories by Catherine Bernard, Fran ois F nelon, Louis de Mailly and Jean de Pr chac.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume includes three tales by Catherine Bernard (1662-1712), one of the originators of \u003cem\u003econtes de f es\u003c\/em\u003e, that deliberately subvert not merely their narrative strategy, but also their entire mythology; two enigmatic allegories of French history as seen through the prism of faerie by Jean de Pr chac (1647-1720); four stories by Fran ois F nelon (1651-1715), and The Illustrious Fays, a collection of tales by Chevalier de Mailly (1657-1724), which shows how the \u003cem\u003econtes de f es\u003c\/em\u003e quickly became suited to very different narrative purposes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe variety embraced by these stories is a striking illustration of the versatility of a format that seemed, at first, to be rather narrow. If some of stories seem more stereotyped and less ambitious, the spectrum they display is not lacking in color and variety, and the more flamboyant of them make significant additions to the imagery assembled by the core writers of the original school.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian Stableford, Francois Fenelon, Catherine Bernard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1612278140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781612278148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hollywood Comics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.82d","brand":"Brian Stableford","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46795392811263,"sku":"9781612278148","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1892051a-17cc-4bc0-9da6-a05dd0fbcb82.jpg?v=1744947462","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-queen-of-the-fays-brian-stableford-9781612278148","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}