A 17th-century scholar rereads Bluebeard through the lens of the banlieue
Jennifer Tamas, a specialist of French classical literature, publishes an essay recasting Perrault's tale for the present, in an interview with Bibliobs.
Jennifer Tamas, a researcher specializing in seventeenth-century French literature, has published "Barbe Bleue, contre-enquête. Ce qui fait trembler les hommes," according to Bibliobs (Le Nouvel Obs). The book revisits Charles Perrault's tale in light of contemporary debates, the outlet reports.
In the interview, Tamas describes drawing a line between the court of Louis XIV and the banlieue culture she grew up in, saying the resemblance between the two "m'a tout de suite sauté aux yeux." Bibliobs frames the piece as an occasion to meet a scholar with an unusual trajectory and to ask what classic texts still have to offer readers today.
No further detail on the book's structure, length or publisher was included in the material available.
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