Charles Perrault
1628-1703
1628-1703
Charles Perrault was a French writer famous for the modern day fairy tale. Taking folk tales and traditional stories he adapted them for children in the Tales of Mother Goose anthology published in 1697 from Paris. Within this book were 11 famous short fairy tales from which Carter has taken influence from in her own Gothic tales.
Tales of Mother Goose
"The Sleeping Beauty",
"Little Red Riding Hood",
"Bluebeard",
"The Master Cat, or Puss in Boots",
"Cinderella",
"Riquet with the Tuft",
"Hop o' My Thumb",
"Griselidis" (La Patience de Grisélidis),
"The Ridiculous Wishes" (Les Souhaits ridicules),
"Donkeyskin" (Peau d'Ane)
"Diamonds and Toads" (Les Fées).
"The Sleeping Beauty",
"Little Red Riding Hood",
"Bluebeard",
"The Master Cat, or Puss in Boots",
"Cinderella",
"Riquet with the Tuft",
"Hop o' My Thumb",
"Griselidis" (La Patience de Grisélidis),
"The Ridiculous Wishes" (Les Souhaits ridicules),
"Donkeyskin" (Peau d'Ane)
"Diamonds and Toads" (Les Fées).
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
(1785-1863) (1786-1859)
(1785-1863) (1786-1859)
The Brothers Grimm were German academics famous for their records of German Fairy Tales and language. Overall they published over 200 folklore including 'Snow white and the Seven Dwarfs', 'Rapunzel', 'The Frog Prince', and 'Hanzel and Gretel'. And retell some of Charles Perrault's stories such as Cinderella.
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