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Charles Perrault ( / pɛˈroʊ / peh-ROH, US also / pəˈroʊ / pə-ROH, French: [ʃaʁl pɛʁo]; 12 January 1628 – 16 May 1703) was a French author and member of the Académie Française.
- 16 May 1703 (aged 75), Paris, France
Apr 1, 2024 · Charles Perrault (born January 12, 1628, Paris, France—died May 15/16, 1703, Paris) was a French poet, prose writer, and storyteller, a leading member of the Académie Française, who played a prominent part in a literary controversy known as the quarrel of the Ancients and Moderns.
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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.
Learn about Charles Perrault, the author of Mother Goose Tales and the Secretary of the Petite Académie under Louis XIV. Discover his life, works, and traces at Versailles, where he oversaw the construction of the Maze Grove.
