Charles Perrault (1628–1703)
Author of Puss in Boots
About the Author
Charles Perrault was born in Paris on January 12, 1628. He was the son of an upper-class burgeois family and attended the best schools, becoming a lawyer in 1651. After being a lawyer for some time, he was appointed chief clerk in the king's building, superintendent's office in 1664. While there, show more he induced Colbert to establish a fund called Liste des Bienfaits du Roi, to give pensions to writers and savants not only in France but in Europe. He took part in the creation of the Academy of Sciences as well as the restoration of the Academy of Painting. When the Academy of Inscriptions and Belles-Lettres was founded by Colbert in 1663, Perrault was made secretary for life. Having written but a few popular poems, he was elected to the French Academy in 1671, and on the day of his inauguration he invited the public to be admitted to the meeting, a privilege that has ever since been continued. Perrault laid the foundations for a new literary genre, the fairy tale, with his works derived from pre-existing folk tales. The best known of his tales include Le Petit Chaperon rouge (Little Red Riding Hood), Cendrillon (Cinderella), Le Chat Botté (Puss in Boots), La Belle au bois dormant (The Sleeping Beauty) and La Barbe bleue (Bluebeard). His stories continue to be printed and have been adapted to opera, ballet (for example, Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty), theatre, and film. He also wrote Parallèles des Anciens et des Modernes (the Parallels between the Ancients and the Moderns), from 1688 to 1697, which compared the authors of antiquity unfavorably to more modern writers, and caused a debate that lasted for years. Charles Perrault died on May 16, 1703. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Disambiguation Notice:
Strictly C. Perrault could also refer to Claude Perrault, so it may have to be separated out at some stage.
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Series
Works by Charles Perrault
Perrault's Fairy Tales 83 copies
The Complete Fairy Tales in Verse and Prose/ L'Integrale des Contes en vers et en prose: A Dual-Language Book… (2003) 53 copies
Perrault's fairy tales 31 copies
Little Red Riding Hood (Reader's Digest Young Families Classics for Beginning Readers) (2003) 28 copies
The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault (Wisehouse Classics Edition - with original color illustrations by Harry Clarke) (2016) 23 copies
Famous French fairy tales, collected and adapted from the original Perrault by David Stone (1959) 16 copies
Perrault's Fairy Tales 14 copies
11 Bilingual Fairy Tales in Spanish and English: Improve your Spanish or English reading and listening comprehension… (2018) 11 copies
The fairy tales of Charles Perrault 7 copies
Historias Ou Contos De Outrora 7 copies
Perrault's fairy tales 7 copies
I racconti di Mamma Oca 6 copies
The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault. Translated with an introduction by Geoffrey Brereton (Penguin Classics. no. L69.) (1957) 5 copies
Little Red Riding Hood: The Ultimate Collection (Illustrated. 11 Different versions Bonus Features) (2014) 5 copies
A BELA ADORMECIDA 5 copies
The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault: Ten Short Stories for Children Including Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Blue Beard,… (2010) 5 copies
Muinasjutud 5 copies
Fairy Tales 4 copies
Sprookjes van Moeder de Gans 4 copies
Punamütsike : [muinasjutt] 4 copies
10 Bilingual Fairy Tales in French and English: Improve your French or English reading and listening comprehension… (2017) 4 copies
Forever Series: Children's Fairy Tale Classics: Puss in Boots (Forever - Children's Fairy Tale Classics) (1996) 4 copies
Peau-d'Âne 4 copies
Волшебные сказки 3 copies
Beauty And The Beast CD ROM 3 copies
Gåsmors sagor 3 copies
The fairy tales of charles perrault 3 copies
Caperucita roja / Little Red Riding Hood (Jaguar Ilustrados / Jaguar Illustrated) (Spanish Edition) (2011) 3 copies
Algunos cuentos de Perrault nueva traducción española, con ilustraciones de Manuela de Velasco (2005) 3 copies
Muinasjutud : [keskmisele koolieale] 3 copies
La bella durmiente 3 copies
Bluebeard 3 copies
Cuentos de viejas 3 copies
Pasaku Pasaulē 3 copies
Little Red Riding Hood 3 copies
Contes de Perrault: le Petit Chaperon rouge; le Chat botté; la Barbe bleue; la Belle au bois dormant; Cendrillon… (2011) 3 copies
Le chat botté (CD inclus) 2 copies
Perrault's fairy tales 2 copies
Le Bibliobus n° 10 CE2 Parcours de lecture de 4 oeuvres complètes : Les fées ; Une affaire de lunettes ; Jojo et… (2005) 2 copies
Cindrella : Graphic Novels 2 copies
Cinderela. Classic Stars 2 copies
Perrault?s Fairy Tales 2 copies
Le più belle fiabe 2 copies
The Fairy Tales in Verse and Prose/Les contes en vers et en prose : A Dual-Language Book (2012) 2 copies
Le Chat botté (Edition pédagogique commentée et complétée de Notes, Belin Boussole) (2018) — Author — 2 copies
Der kleine Däumling 2 copies
Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault 2 copies
Cappucetto Rosso 2 copies
Tales of Times Past: The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault (Illustrated by Gustave Doré) (Top Five Classics) (2020) 2 copies
Gåsmors sagor 2 copies
Cendrillon et Autres Contes 2 copies
OS PRESENTES DA FADA 2 copies
O capuchinho vermelho 2 copies
A rainha dos pavões 2 copies
ZÉ CHUMAÇO 2 copies
Contes Choisis: La Belle au bois dormant, La Barbe bleue, Riquet à la houppe, Le Petit Poucet... (2009) 2 copies
Zé Chumaço 2 copies
O príncipe e a gata 2 copies
Cuentos de Perrault 2 copies
Cappuccetto Rosso 2 copies
The whimsical history of Bluebeard 2 copies
Cuentos De Perrault 2 copies
Contes en vers et en prose 2 copies
Le Petit Poucet livre disque 1 copy
Saabastega kass 1 copy
Contos de Fadas 1 copy
Le Chat Botté livre disque 1 copy
Il gatto stivalato 1 copy
Читаємо після букваря 1 copy
Шарль Перро. Сказки 1 copy
PETIT POUCET (LE) 1 copy
Klein Duimpje 1 copy
Klein Duimpje 1 copy
Punamütsike 1 copy
La belle au bois dormant (Edition pédagogique commentée et complétée de Notes, Belin Boussole) (1697) — Author — 1 copy
Мальчик с пальчик 1 copy
Красная Шапочка 1 copy
The Ridiculous Wishes 1 copy
Contos de Charles Perrault 1 copy
Мальчик с пальчик 1 copy
Spyaschaya krasavitsa 1 copy
Le petit Poucet (Edition pédagogique commentée et complétée de Notes, Belin Boussole) (2016) — Author — 1 copy
O Príncipe e o Monstro 1 copy
LOS DESEOS RIDÍCULOS # 00873 1 copy
Sinjata brada 1 copy
As Fadas Livro 1 1 copy
Červená karkulka 1 copy
Кот в сапогах 1 copy
Storie del tempo che fu 1 copy
3 Contes de Perrault 1 copy
O Cordeiro do Colar de Ouro 1 copy
Cinderella - La Cenicienta: Bilingual parallel text - Textos bilingües en paralelo: English-Spanish / Inglés-Español… (2018) 1 copy
Bilhetes, Por Favor 1 copy
Peau d'âne livre disque 1 copy
Barba Azul 1 copy
Seule dans ma peau d'âne (Edition pédagogique commentée et complétée de Notes, Belin Boussole) (2020) — Contributor — 1 copy
Le Favole 1 copy
Pohadky matky husy 1 copy
Jaś i Małgosia 1 copy
URIASUL PERIFERIGERILERIMINI 1 copy
Perraults Fairy Tales 1 copy
Su gatu cun sos istivales 1 copy
El gato con botas 1 copy
Hudobna in pridna deklica 1 copy
La caputxeta vermella 1 copy
Pikku Punahilkka 1 copy
La Caputxeta Vermella 1 copy
Caperucita roja 1 copy
Carapuchiña vermella 1 copy
Le Petit Chaperon Rouge 1 copy
Bajke 1 copy
La Bella Durmiente 1 copy
Les contes de ma mère l’oie 1 copy
O polegarzinho 1 copy
Blue Beard 1 copy
Blaubart 1 copy
Barbe-Bleue 1 copy
Co Be Choang Khan Do 1 copy
Barbazul 1 copy
EL GATO CON BOTAS 1 copy
PUNAHILKKA / PERRAULT 1 copy
Skazki Matushki Gusyni 1 copy
Popeliushka 1 copy
BARBAZUL 1 copy
Barba Azul 1 copy
La Barbe bleue 1 copy
Pollicino 1 copy
Frumoasa din pădurea adormită Darurile Zânei Barbă-Albastră Riquet cel moțat Motanul Încălțat 1 copy
Blue Beard 1 copy
Barbablu 1 copy
Barba-Albastra 1 copy
Barbazul 1 copy
La Barbe bleue 1 copy
Barbablu 1 copy
Blue Beard 1 copy
Barbe-Bleue 1 copy
Barba Azul [Blue Beard] 1 copy
O BARBA AZUL 1 copy
La Barbe-Bleue 1 copy
Barbe-Bleue 1 copy
Fiabe 1 copy
Repelsteeltje 1 copy
Le Cabinet des Fées Or Recreative Readings Arranged for the Express Use of Students in French (French Edition) (2011) 1 copy
O traje novo do grão duque 1 copy
The Runaway Princess 1 copy
Cinderella - Cenerentola: Bilingual parallel text - Bilingue con testo inglese a fronte: English-Italian /… (2014) 1 copy
Le chat botté: Contes et Histoires pour enfants (Il était une fois t. 8) (French Edition) (2014) 1 copy
Contes de Perrault illustrés par Gustave Doré (Contes de ma mère l'Oye) (French Edition) (2014) 1 copy
The Tales of Mother Goose: Bilingual Edition: English-French (English and French Edition) (2014) 1 copy
La Belle au Bois Dormant 1 copy
Contes choisis : Le Chat botté. La Belle au bois dormant. Le Petit Chaperon rouge. Le Petit Poucet. Cendrillon. (1956) 1 copy
Donkeyskin 1 copy
Contes des fées 1 copy
Les contes de Perrault 1 copy
Els contes den Perrault 1 copy
Oeuvres de Charles Perrault 1 copy
Favorite Fairy Tales, v1 1 copy
Histories or tales of past times, told by Mother Goose. With morals. Written in French by M. Perrault, and Englished by… (2010) 1 copy
De gelaarsde kat 1 copy
Märchen aus alter Zeit. Illustriert von Gustave Dore. Nach den Originalausgaben von 1694 (Contes en Vers) und 1697… (1977) 1 copy
Sprookjes van moeder de gans 1 copy
I racconti delle fate 1 copy
Novelle 1 copy
Mémoires de ma vie: 1628-1687: la colonnade du Louvre, politique culturelle de Colbert (2009) 1 copy
TRES CHANCHITOS (LOS) 1 copy
Runcis zābakos 1 copy
Favole sotto le coperte 1 copy
Oeuvres 1 copy
De vakreste eventyr 1 copy
Charles Perraults sagor 1 copy
Perrault 1 copy
Perrault's Stories / Cuentos de Perrault: Bilingual (Spanish-English Translated) Dual-Language Edition (2013) 1 copy
Prinses Eselvel 1 copy
Mis mejores cuentos/ My Best Stories: Perrault y otros clasicos/ Perrault and Other Classics (Rincon De Lectura/… (2009) 1 copy
Punahilkka 1 copy
Caperucita Roja - gutmaga 1 copy
Petit Chaperon Rouge, Le 1 copy
Cuentos de hadas ilustrados: El gato con botas, Caperucita Roja, La bella durmiente, Barba Azul, Cenicienta (Spanish… (2012) 1 copy
Mille ans de contes : Tome 1, Classiques : Charles Perrault, Jacob et Wilhelm Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen (2007) 1 copy
Les Plus Beaux Contes de Perrault: La Belle au bois dormant -Cendrillon -Le Chat botté (1999) 1 copy
Παραμύθια του Παλιού Καιρού 1 copy
Capuccetto Rosso 1 copy
CONTOS DE PERRAULT 1 copy
O polegarzinho 1 copy
Les Contes des Perrault 1 copy
Tales of Times Past: The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault (Illustrated by Gustave Doré) (Top Five Classics) (2020) 1 copy
Povești cu zâne 1 copy
The Fairy Tales 1 copy
Cuentos de perrault 1 copy
Snehvide 1 copy
Little Red Riding Hood 1 copy
Morals 1 copy
Peau dÂne 1 copy
החתול במגפים 1 copy
El gato con botas y otros cuentos de hadas ilustrados por Gustave Doré (Spanish Edition) (2012) 1 copy
Contes de ma mère m'oie 1 copy
ZOPETE 1 copy
LOS REGALOS DEL HADA 1 copy
EL TRAJE NUEVO DEL EMPERADOR 1 copy
LA REINA DE LOS PAVOS 1 copy
Les contes 1 copy
Askepot og Sødgrøden 1 copy
Memoires, Contes Et Autres Oeuvres de Charles Perrault: Precedes D'Une Notice Sur L'Auteur, Et D'Une Dissertation Sur… (2017) 1 copy
Odabrane bajke 1 copy
The Ugly Duckling 1 copy
The Glass Slipper 1 copy
Blauwbaard 1 copy
O tesouro dos três irmãos 1 copy
Beauty and the beast / [retold by Geraldine Kaye ; the illustrations are by Evadne Paul]. (1972) 1 copy
El gato con botas. Puss in Boots. Bilingual Spanish - English Fairy Tale: El libro bilingue ilustrado para… (2015) 1 copy
La Cenicienta (PRIMEROS LECTORES (1-5 años) - Cuentos clásicos para leer y contar) (Spanish Edition) (2015) 1 copy
Les Contes de Perrault 1 copy
Contes de Charles Perrault. Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault. Bilingual Book in French and English: Édition bilingue… (2016) 1 copy
Le petit Chaperon rouge - Akazukin chan (Conte classique bilingue en français - japonais. (French Edition) (2018) 1 copy
Scufița Roșie 1 copy
Associated Works
Spells of Enchantment: The Wondrous Fairy Tales of Western Culture (1991) — Contributor — 550 copies
The Great Fairy Tale Tradition: From Straparola and Basile to the Brothers Grimm [Norton Critical Edition] (2001) — Contributor — 345 copies
Fairy Tale Comics: Classic Tales Told by Extraordinary Cartoonists (2013) — Contributor — 290 copies
The Graphic Canon of Children's Literature: The World's Greatest Kids' Lit as Comics and Visuals (2014) — Contributor — 90 copies
Fairies, Pookas, and Changelings: A Complete Guide to the Wild and Wicked Enchanted Realm (2017) — Contributor — 21 copies
The Graphic Canon of Crime & Mystery, Vol. 2: From Salome to Edgar Allan Poe to The Silence of the Lambs (2021) — Contributor — 14 copies
Ravel: Boléro / Ma mère l'Oye / Rapsodie espagnole / Une barque sur l'océan / Alborada del gracioso (1994) — Original story — 10 copies
The Illustrated Fairy Tale Princess Collection (Illustrated Classics) (2017) — Contributor — 10 copies
Tchaikovsky: Ballet Suites - Sleeping Beauty / Swan Lake / Nutcracker (1996) — Original story — 7 copies
Contes et nouvelles en vers par Voltaire, Vegier, Sénecé, Perault, Moncrif, et le P. Duceneau (tome I), Grégourt,… (1878) — Contributor — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Perrault, Charles
- Legal name
- Perrault, Charles
- Birthdate
- 1628-01-12
- Date of death
- 1703-05-15
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- France
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Place of death
- Paris, France
- Places of residence
- Paris, France
- Education
- Lycée Saint-Louis
- Occupations
- lawyer
secretary
poet
storyteller
fairy tale writer - Relationships
- Perrault, Claude (brother)
L'Heritier, Marie-Jeanne (niece) - Organizations
- Académie française (1671)
- Short biography
- Charles Perrault was born to a wealthy bourgeois family in Paris. He attended the best schools and was always top of his class. He chose the law as a career, and also worked with his older brother Jean collecting taxes for the city of Paris. His brother Claude Perrault became a prominent architect of the Louvre. King Louis XIV liked Charles Perrault and gave him several appointments and positions, including looking after royal buildings, designing tapestries, and writing poems. Perrault was elected to the Académie Française in 1671, and opened up the induction ceremony to the public for the first time. In 1672, he married Marie Guichon and the couple had several children. After she died in 1678, he gave up his public life to educate their children. He was nearly 70 years old when he published the book for which he's best remembered today, Contes de ma mère l’oye (Tales of Mother Goose, 1697). It contained eight classic fairy tales that continue to be beloved by adults and children and have inspired many other works, including Sleeping Beauty, Little Red Riding Hood, Bluebeard, Puss in Boots, Cinderella, and Tom Thumb. Many of the stories were well-known oral tales in Perrault’s time, but had never been written down before.
- Disambiguation notice
- Strictly C. Perrault could also refer to Claude Perrault, so it may have to be separated out at some stage.
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Awards: created the Charles Perrault Literary Critics' Award, a national prize for the best published or unpublished books and articles, in the French language, dealing with children's literature