Charles Perrault
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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.
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