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The Complete Fairy Tales
Charles Perrault
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Description for The Complete Fairy Tales
Paperback. Perrault's fairy tales in a scintillating new translation, including the less familiar verse tales and with illustrations by Gustave Dore. The introduction explores the imaginative power of the stories and the many interpretations to which they have been subject. Translator(s): Betts, Christopher. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 26 black and white. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 194.
'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 vivid fantasies the hidden fears and conflicts by which ... Read more
'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 vivid fantasies the hidden fears and conflicts by which ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199585809
SKU
V9780199585809
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Ref
99-18
About Charles Perrault
Christopher Betts was a Senior Lecturer in French at the University of Warwick until retirement. He has translated Montesquieu's Persian Letters for Penguin, and Rousseau's Social Contract for OWC.
Reviews for The Complete Fairy Tales
Bett's new edition positions Perrault in relation to the many other tales in circulation before and after, offering helpful comparisions.
Margaret ReynoldsThe Times
Bett's new translation of the tales is subtle and clever.
Margaret Reynolds, The Times
Margaret ReynoldsThe Times
Bett's new translation of the tales is subtle and clever.
Margaret Reynolds, The Times