by Charles Perrault · Gallimard · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782070408986
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«Contes» is Charles Perrault's collection of fairy tales, published by Gallimard in paperback (140 pages, in French).
It brings together ten fairy tales, including 'Cinderella', 'Sleeping Beauty', 'Little Red Riding Hood', 'Puss in Boots', 'Bluebeard' and 'Tom Thumb'. Perrault draws on oral tradition and adds verse morals, in a style that reflects the court of Louis XIV and a moralising view of the society of his time.
These are Mother Goose's tales, also called «Histoires ou contes du temps passé, avec des moralités» (1697). Folio classique edition.
It will appeal to readers of children's and young adult literature who want to discover the classic versions of these tales in their original language.
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. The best known of his tales include "Little Red Riding Hood", "Cinderella", "Puss in Boots", "Sleeping Beauty", and "Bluebeard".
