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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 ...
- 16 May 1703 (aged 75), Paris, France
Apr 1, 2024 · 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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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.
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Charles Perrault (January 12, 1628 – May 16, 1703) was a French author who laid foundations for a new literary genre, the fairy tale. In 1697 in Paris, Perrault published several tales from the oral tradition that he modified with his own embellishments.
Charles Perrault 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 Histoires ou contes du temps passé.
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...
