Charles Perrault
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| - | '''Charles Perrault''' ([[January 12]], [[1628]] – [[May 16]], [[1703]]) was a [[France|French]] author who laid foundations for a new literary [[genre]], the [[fairy tale]]. | ||
| - | His best-known tales include ''Le Petit Chaperon rouge'' (''[[Little Red Riding Hood]]''), ''La Belle au bois dormant'' (''[[Sleeping Beauty]]''), ''Le Chat botté'' (''[[Puss in Boots (fairy tale)|Puss in Boots]]''), ''Cendrillon'' (''[[Cinderella]]''), ''Barbe Bleue'' (''[[Bluebeard]]''), ''Le Petit Poucet'' (''[[Hop o' My Thumb]]''), ''Les Fées'' (''[[Diamonds and Toads]]''), ''la patience de Grisélidis'' (''[[Patient Griselda]]''),''Les Souhaits'' (''[[The Ridiculous Wishes]]''), ''Peau d'Âne'' (''[[Donkeyskin]]'') and ''Ricquet à la houppe'' (''[[Ricky of the Tuft]]''). Perrault's most famous stories are still in print today and have been made into operas, ballets ( e.g., [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Tchaikovsky]]'s ''[[The Sleeping Beauty (ballet)|Sleeping Beauty]]''), plays, musicals, and films, including the highly-successful animated features ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]'' and ''[[Sleeping Beauty (1959 film)|Sleeping Beauty]]'' by [[The Walt Disney Company]]. | + | '''Charles Perrault''' (1628 – 1703) was a [[French writer]] known for his [[fairy tale]]s. He laid the foundations for a new literary genre, the [[fairy tale]], with his works derived from earlier [[Folklore|folk tale]]s, published in his 1697 book ''[[Histoires ou contes du temps passé]]'' (''Stories or Tales from Past Times''). The best known of his tales include ''Le Petit Chaperon Rouge'' ("[[Little Red Riding Hood]]"), ''Cendrillon'' ("[[Cinderella]]"), ''Le Maître chat ou le Chat botté'' ("[[Puss in Boots]]"), ''La Belle au bois dormant'' ("[[Sleeping Beauty]]"), and ''Barbe Bleue'' ("[[Bluebeard]]"). |
| - | Perrault's tales were famously illustrated by [[Gustave Doré]].{{GFDL}} | + | Some of Perrault's versions of old stories influenced the German versions published by the [[Brothers Grimm]] more than 100 years later. The stories continue to be printed and have been adapted to most entertainment formats. Perrault was an influential figure in the 17th-century French literary scene, and was the leader of the Modern faction during the [[Quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns]]. |
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| + | ==See also== | ||
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| + | * [[Antoine Galland]] | ||
| + | * [[Alexander Afanasyev]] | ||
| + | * [[Brothers Grimm]] | ||
| + | * [[Charles Deulin]] | ||
| + | * [[Giambattista Basile]] | ||
| + | * [[Giovanni Francesco Straparola]], widely regarded as the first person to compile a collection of fairy tales | ||
| + | * [[Gustave Doré]], created the illustration of a wolf and young girl | ||
| + | * [[Hans Christian Andersen]], who continued the fairy tale genre in the 19th century | ||
| + | * [[Madame d'Aulnoy]] | ||
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Charles Perrault (1628 – 1703) was a French writer known for his fairy tales. 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 (Stories or Tales from Past Times). The best known of his tales include Le Petit Chaperon Rouge ("Little Red Riding Hood"), Cendrillon ("Cinderella"), Le Maître chat ou le Chat botté ("Puss in Boots"), La Belle au bois dormant ("Sleeping Beauty"), and Barbe Bleue ("Bluebeard").
Some of Perrault's versions of old stories influenced the German versions published by the Brothers Grimm more than 100 years later. The stories continue to be printed and have been adapted to most entertainment formats. Perrault was an influential figure in the 17th-century French literary scene, and was the leader of the Modern faction during the Quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns.
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See also
- Antoine Galland
- Alexander Afanasyev
- Brothers Grimm
- Charles Deulin
- Giambattista Basile
- Giovanni Francesco Straparola, widely regarded as the first person to compile a collection of fairy tales
- Gustave Doré, created the illustration of a wolf and young girl
- Hans Christian Andersen, who continued the fairy tale genre in the 19th century
- Madame d'Aulnoy
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