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Charles Perrault (/ p ɛ ˈ r oʊ / peh-ROH, US also / p ə ˈ r oʊ / pə-ROH, French: [ʃaʁl pɛʁo]; 12 January 1628 – 16 May 1703) was a French author and member of the Académie Française. He laid the foundations for a new literary genre, the fairy tale , with his works derived from earlier folk tales , published in his 1697 book ...
Charles Perrault, French poet, prose writer, and storyteller, who played a prominent part in a literary controversy known as the quarrel of the Ancients and Moderns. He is best remembered for his collection of fairy stories for children, ‘Contes de ma mere l’oye’ (1697; ‘Tales of Mother Goose’).
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Charles Perrault (1628-1703) was a French poet and writer, and one of the best-loved personalities of 17th century France. He is remembered today for his collection of fairytales published in 1697 under the title Histoires ou Contes du Temps Passé.
May 16, 2019 · Learn about the life and works of Charles Perrault, the 17th-century writer who compiled and adapted many classic fairytales, such as Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Puss in Boots. Discover how his stories reflected his political views, his sources of inspiration, and his legacy in literature and culture.
May 17, 2018 · Learn about the life and works of Charles Perrault, a French poet, literary theoretician, and fairy tale writer. Find out how he influenced the debate between the ancients and moderns, and how he adapted folk tales for a modern audience.
Sep 28, 2021 · The complete fairy tales of Charles Perrault. An illustrated collection of eleven tales including such familiar titles as "Cinderella" and "Sleeping Beauty" and less familiar ones such as "Tufty Ricky" and "The Fairies."
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Charles Perrault was a French author who laid foundations for a new literary genre, the fairy tale, and whose best known tales, offered as if they were pre-existing folk tales, include: Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, Puss in Boots, Cinderella, Bluebeard, Hop o' My Thumb), Diamonds and Toads, Patient Griselda, The Ridiculous Wishes...
