Miracles of Love

Before children's stories came to exemplify the French fairy tale, early modern audiences read the works of women writers known as conteuses. From the late seventeenth century through the Revolution, the conteuses published rich, complex tales that were popular in literary salons and elite courtly settings.

Inainte ca povestile pentru copii sa ajunga sa exemplifice basmul francez, publicul modern timpuriu citea operele scriitoarelor cunoscute sub numele de conteuse. De la sfarsitul secolului al XVII-lea si pana la Revolutie, conteuse-le au publicat povesti bogate si complexe, care erau populare in saloanele literare si in mediile curtene de elita.