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Charles Perrault
1628 – 1703 · aged 75
French author (1628-1703)
- Born
- 12 Jan 1628 · Paris
- Died
- 16 May 1703 · Paris
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- 12 Jan 1628BornBorn in Paris
- 1663 – 1682RolePerpetual Secretary of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres
- 1671 – 1703RoleMember of the Académie française
- 16 May 1703DiedDied in Paris
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- 1642 – 1651English Civil War
Biography
Charles Perrault ( perr-OH, US also 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 Histoires ou contes du temps passé. The best known of his tales include "Little Red Riding Hood", "Cinderella", "Puss in Boots", "Sleeping Beauty", and "Bluebeard".
Some of Perrault's versions of old stories influenced the German versions published by the Brothers Grimm more than 100 years later. The stories continue to be printed and have been adapted to most entertainment formats. Perrault was an influential figure in the 17th-century French literary scene and was the leader of the Modern faction during the Quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns.
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