Charles Perrault, Histoires ou contes du temps passé [Histories or Tales of Past Times, With Morals]

Allison Stedman (University of North Carolina, Charlotte)

Ed. by Allison Stedman, University of North Carolina, Charlotte
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.5.2.03: French Writing and Culture of the Seventeenth Century: Classical and Baroque, 1600-1700.
Vol. editors: Heather Kirk (University of Western Ontario), Kathrina LaPorta (New York University), Polly Mangerson (DePaul University), Julia Prest (University of St Andrews), Allison Stedman (University of North Carolina, Charlotte), Tim Unwin (University of Bristol), David Williams (University of Sheffield)

Dates

First circulation or publication 1696

Places

France (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

Story Collection

Resources

Introduction

In 1697, Charles Perrault published eight fairy tales under the title Histoires ou contes du temps passé avec des moralités (Histories or Tales of Past Times, with Morals), five of which had appeared in his earlier presentation manuscript, “Contes de ma mere l’oye” (wr. 1695; Tales by My Mother Goose). Although initially intended for adults, the tales were reprised and redefined for an audience of children during the nineteenth century.

Summary of Event

In 1683, when Louis XIV’s prime minister Jean-Baptiste Colbert’s son was old enough to occupy Charles Perrault’s prestigious administrative position as Louis XIV’s supervisor of buildings and grounds, Colbert ended …

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Citation: Stedman, Allison. "Histoires ou contes du temps passé". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 21 January 2015 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=4739, accessed 24 November 2024.]

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