The Complete Fairy Tales - Readings the tales to the family - Charles Perrault - Translated with an Introduction and Notes by Christopher Betts

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The Complete Fairy Tales presents a collected set of Charles Perrault’s classic stories in verse and prose, including well-known fairy tales such as Sleeping Beauty, Little Red Riding-Hood, Bluebeard, Puss in Boots, Cinderella, and Hop o’my Thumb. The volume includes a full table of contents, an introduction and notes by Christopher Betts, plus a note on text and translation, a select bibliography, and a chronology. Copyright, publication, and cataloguing details support its Oxford University Press context.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages257

Reading Time6 h 36 min

AccessFree to download

Contents

List of Illustrations

Introduction

Note on the Text and Translation

Select Bibliography

A Chronology of Charles Perrault

The Complete Fairy Tales

Tales in Verse

Stories or Tales of Bygone Times, with Their Morals

Appendix A: Selected Tales related to Perrault’s Contes

Appendix B: Early Versions of the last part of Sleeping Beauty and of The Fairies

Explanatory Notes

The Complete Fairy Tales Reading the tales to the family CHARLES PERRAULT 􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀂􀀃􀀄􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀂 The Complete Fairy Tales 􀀁􀀅􀀅􀀅􀀅􀀅􀀅􀀆􀀇􀀈􀀅􀀅􀀅􀀅􀀅􀀅􀀂 Translated with an Introduction and Notes by CHRISTOPHER BETTS 1 1 Great Clarendon Street, Oxford ox2 6dp Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide in Oxford New York Auckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto With ofﬁces in Argentina Austria Brazil Chile Czech Republic France Greece Guatemala Hungary Italy Japan Poland Portugal Singapore South Korea Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine Vietnam Oxford is a registered trade mark of Oxford University Press in the UK and in certain other countries Published in the United States by Oxford University Press Inc., New York © Christopher Betts 2009 The moral rights of the author have been asserted Database right Oxford University Press (maker) First published 2009 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reprographics rights organization. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department, Oxford University Press, at the address above You must not circulate this book in any other binding or cover and you must impose the same condition on any acquirer British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Data available Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Perrault, Charles, 1628–1703. [Contes des fées. English] The Complete Fairy Tales / Charles Perrault ; translated with an introduction and notes by Christopher Betts. [p. cm](p. cm).—(Oxford World’s Classics hardbacks) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978–0–19–923683–1 1. Fairy tales—France. 2. Children’s stories, French—Translations into English. I. Betts, C. J. II. Title. PQ1877.A27 2009 843¢ .4 dc22 2009009571 Typeset by Cepha Imaging Private Ltd., Bangalore, India Printed in Great Britain by Clays Ltd., St Ives plc ISBN 978–0–19–923683–1 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 CONTENTS 􀀁􀀂 List of Illustrations vii Introduction ix Note on the Text and Translation xxxviii Select Bibliography xlv A Chronology of Charles Perrault xlviii THE COMPLETE FAIRY TALES tales in verse Preface 3 The History of Griselda 9 Letter to M...., on sending him The History of Griselda 42 Three Silly Wishes 46 Donkey-Skin 52 stories or tales of bygone times, with their morals To Mademoiselle 81 The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood 83 Little Red Riding-Hood 99 Bluebeard 104 Puss in Boots 115 The Fairies 127 vi contents Cinderella 130 Ricky the Tuft 142 Hop o’my Thumb 151 Appendix A: Selected Tales related to Perrault’s Contes 167 Appendix B: Early Versions of the last part of Sleeping Beauty and of The Fairies 191 Explanatory Notes 196 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 􀀁􀀂 Reading the tales to the family The courtiers attempt to rouse their king An expert casuist defends the match The Princess laments her sad situation Kings and queens from distant lands arrive for the wedding celebrations The Princess ﬁnds an old woman spinning alone The Prince passes gentlemen and ladies, all asleep The Prince sees the beautiful Princess Little Red Riding-Hood meets Master Wolf The Wolf ﬂings himself on the old lady, and eats her all up Little Red Riding-Hood is surprised to see what her grandmother looks like Bluebeard forbids his wife to unlock the private room Friends and neighbours envy the new bride’s riches The two brothers set upon Bluebeard Master Cat cries for help to save the Marquis o

FAQs

Who translated and provided the introduction and notes for this edition?

The introduction and notes are by Christopher Betts, and the volume states it is translated with an introduction and notes by him.

Which major fairy tales are included in the collection?

The table of contents lists prominent tales including The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood, Little Red Riding-Hood, Bluebeard, Puss in Boots, The Fairies, Cinderella, and Hop o’my Thumb.

What supporting materials accompany the main fairy tales in this volume?

The contents include a Note on the Text and Translation, a Select Bibliography, a Chronology of Charles Perrault, and Explanatory Notes, along with appendices containing related or early versions.

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