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The Tales of Mother Goose - Softcover

Charles Perrault

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Synopsis

This book includes famous stories like Little Red Riding Hood, Blue Beard, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and so on. The themes of Charrles Perrault's fairy tales come from legends in France, Europe and some oriental countries. The writer did elaborate processing and recreation on them, to make them concise and fresh, the advantages of folk literature and it also has the features of literature works, elegant in words and detailed in description. In a sense, Perrault's stories could be called the earliest literary fairy tales.

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About the Author

Charles Perrault was a French author and member of the prestigious Acad?mie Fran?aise. Taking his inspiration from folk tales, Perrault created the fairy tale genre, including such enduring tales as Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Puss in Boots, and Sleeping Beauty, which were published in 1697 as part of his Tales of Mother Goose. Amongst the most influential literary figures in 17th century France, Perrault took part in the creation of the Academy of Sciences, the restoration of the Academy of Painting, and was secretary of the Academy of Inscriptions and Belles-Lettres. He also initiated the Quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns, and led the Modern faction which argued that the literature from the century of Louis XIV was superior to that of the ancients. Perrault s work served as an inspiration for the Brothers Grimm, and continues to be adapted for the stage, opera, ballet, and film.

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