Charles Perrault Fairy Tales
Charles perrault (12 january 1628 16 may 1703) 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 pre-existing folk tales. Although much lesser known than his literary heirs the brothers grimm and hans christian andersen, 17th-century french writer, charles perrault, not only solidified the fairy tale as a literary genre but wrote nearly all of the genre's most signature stories, including "cinderella," "sleeping beauty," "little red riding hood," "bluebeard," "puss in boots," "tom thumb," and the larger. Charles perrault (/ p ɛ ˈ r oʊ / perr-oh, also us: / p ə ˈ r oʊ / pə-roh, french: [ʃaʁl pɛʁo]; 12 january 1628 16 may 1703) 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 h...