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

Allison Stedman (University of North Carolina, Charlotte)
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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.

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…

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Citation: Stedman, Allison. "Histoires ou contes du temps passé". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 21 January 2015 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=4739, accessed 19 March 2024.]

4739 Histoires ou contes du temps passé 3 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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