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Beschreibung
'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 children are affected: fears of abandonment, or worse, conflicts with siblings and parents, and the trials of growing up.

In addition to the familiar stories, this edition also includes the three verse tales -- the troubling account of patient Griselda, the comic Three Silly Wishes, and the notorious Donkey-Skin. This translation by Christopher Betts captures the tone and flavour of Perrault's world, and the delightful spirit of the originals.
'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 children are affected: fears of abandonment, or worse, conflicts with siblings and parents, and the trials of growing up.

In addition to the familiar stories, this edition also includes the three verse tales -- the troubling account of patient Griselda, the comic Three Silly Wishes, and the notorious Donkey-Skin. This translation by Christopher Betts captures the tone and flavour of Perrault's world, and the delightful spirit of the originals.
Über den Autor
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 and Jean de La Fontaine's Selected Fables for Oxford World's Classics.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Introduction

  • Tales in Verse

  • Preface

  • The History of Griselda

  • Three Silly Wishes

  • Donkey-Skin

  • Stories or Tales of Bygone Times, With Their Morals

  • The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood

  • Little Red Riding-Hood

  • Bluebeard

  • Puss in Boots

  • The Fairies

  • Cinderella

  • Ricky the Tuft

  • Hop o' my Thumb

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Importe, Märchen & Sagen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Buch
Reihe: Oxford World's Classics Hardback Collection
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9780198817970
ISBN-10: 0198817975
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Perrault, Charles
Übersetzung: Betts, Christopher
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Oxford World's Classics Hardback Collection
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Postfach:81 03 40, D-70567 Stuttgart, vertrieb@dbg.de
Maße: 225 x 144 x 27 mm
Von/Mit: Charles Perrault
Erscheinungsdatum: 26.04.2018
Gewicht: 0,387 kg
Artikel-ID: 110279721