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Charles Perrault
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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 i
Portrait by Charles Le Brun, c. 1670
Portrait by Charles Le Brun, c. 1670
Perrault in an early 19th-century engraved frontispiece
Perrault in an early 19th-century engraved frontispiece
Portrait of Perrault, c. 1685–1700 (the visible date of 1671 is when he was elected to the French Academy)
Portrait of Perrault, c. 1685–1700 (the visible date of 1671 is when he was elected to the French Academy)
Cinderella
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Cinderella is a folk tale with thousands of variants that are told throughout the world. The protagonist is a young girl living in unfortunate circumstances who is suddenly blessed with remarkable for
Charles Perrault
…from earlier folk tales, published in his 1697 book Histoires ou contes du temps passé. The best known of his tales include "Little Red Riding Hood", "Cinderella", "Puss in Boots", "Sleeping Beauty", and "Bluebeard". Some of Perrault's versions of old stories influenced the German versions published by the…
Cendrillon
Cendrillon
Italian author Giambattista Basile wrote the first literary version of the story.
Italian author Giambattista Basile wrote the first literary version of the story.
La gatta Cenerentola, illustration by Warwick Goble for the Pentamerone, 1911
La gatta Cenerentola, illustration by Warwick Goble for the Pentamerone, 1911
Cinderella: a perfect match, an 1818 painting by Jean-Antoine Laurent [fr]
Cinderella: a perfect match, an 1818 painting by Jean-Antoine Laurent [fr]