Salões literários e autoria feminina na emergência dos contos literários na França do século XVII

Abstract

The research "Literary salons and female authorship in the emergence of literary tales in 17th-century France" investigates the participation of women in literature, especially in the creation and propagation of fairy tales during the 17th century. The research adopts a bibliographical approach, analyzing works that discuss the social and cultural restrictions imposed on women, the female role in literary salons, and the challenges faced by female authors in this context. The study highlights how women, despite being frequently devalued and ridiculed, managed to transform criticism into tools of protest, contributing to the diversification of the literary scene. In the end, it is concluded that, although the female presence in fairy tales has been historically underestimated, their influence is significant and deserves recognition. The work is structured in five main sections, addressing everything from the limitations imposed on women to the legacy left by these authors in the fairy tale tradition.