The complete fairy tales /
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| Author / Creator: | Perrault, Charles, 1628-1703. |
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| Uniform title: | Contes des fées. English |
| Imprint: | Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (li, 204 pages) : illustrations |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Oxford world's classics hardbacks Oxford world's classics hardbacks. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11282626 |
| Summary: | 'Oh grandmama, what great big teeth you have!'Charles Perrault's versions gave classic status to the humble fairy tale, and it is in his telling that the stories of Little Red Riding-Hood, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella and the rest have been passed down from the seventeenth century to the present day. Perrault's tales were enjoyed in the salons of Louis XIV as much as they were loved in the nursery, and it is their wit, humour, and lively detail that capture the imagination of adult and child alike. They transmute into vividfantasies the hidden fears and conflicts by which children are affected: fears of abandonment, or worse, conflicts with siblings and parents, and the trials of growing up.In addition to the familiar stories, this edition also includes the three verse tales -- the troubling account of patient Griselda, the comic Three Silly Wishes, and the notorious Donkey-Skin. This translation by Christopher Betts captures the tone and flavour of Perrault's world, and the delightful spirit of the originals. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (li, 204 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780191571589 019157158X 1282383159 9781282383159 9786612383151 6612383151 9780199236831 0199236836 |