"Based on the folkloric tales told by the widowed author to his motherless brood, this collection of traditional stories first appeared under Charles Perrault's name in the 18th century. In the fine tradition of Aesop, the fables enlighten as well as entertain, imparting practical moral advice. This dual-language edition features accurate new English translations on the pages facing the original French, in addition to an informative introduction and annotations. It opens with a trio of tales in verse: """"Griselidis,"""" the legend of a patient wife, derived from Boccaccio's Decameron; """"Peau d'Ane"""" (""""Donkey-Skin""""), the story of a beauty in disguise; and a familiar farce known as """"Les souhaits ridicules"""" (""""The Ludicrous Wishes""""). Well-known and much-loved prose tales follow: """"Sleeping Beauty,"""" """"Little Red Riding Hood,"""" """"Puss in Boots,"""" """"Cinderella,"""" and others. This is the most complete edition available in English, comprising the verse tales as well as those in prose, plus all the original prefaces, letters, introductions, morals, and more. Any student of French language or literature will welcome this comprehensive edition."
By:
Charles Perrault
Imprint: Dover
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Height: 220mm,
Width: 140mm,
Spine: 10mm
Weight: 280g
ISBN: 9780486424767
ISBN 10: 0486424766
Series: Foreign Language Study French: A Dual Language Book
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 16 January 2003
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified
"Introduction Contes en vers / Verse Tales Preface / Preface Griselidis / Griselidis A Mademoiselle / To Mademoiselle Griselidis: Nouvelle / Griselidis: A Novella ""A Monsieur en lui envoyant Griselidis / To Monsieur, with a Copy of ""Griselidis"" "" Peau d'Ane / Donkey-Skin A Madame la marquise de L / To the Marquise de L Peau d'Ane / Donkey-Skin Les souhaits ridicules / The Ludicrous Wishes A Mademoiselle de la C / To Mademoiselle de la C Les souhaits ridicules / The Ludicrous Wishes Histoires ou Contes de temps passe / Stories or Tales of Olden Days [Prose Tales] A Mademoiselle / To Mademoiselle La belle au bois dormant / The Beauty in the Sleeping Forest [Sleeping Beauty] Le Petit Chaperon Rouge / Little Red Hood [Little Red Riding Hood] La Barbe-Bleue / Bluebeard ""Le Maitre Chat ou Le Chat Botte / The Capable Cat; or, Puss in Boots"" Les fees / The Fairies ""Cendrillon ou La petite pantoufle de verre / Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper"" Riquet a la Houppe / Riquet-with-the-Tuft Le Petit Poucet / Little Thumbling [Tom Thumb] ""Annexe: ""Peau d'Ane"" en prose / Appendix: Prose Version of ""Donkey-Skin"" ""Peau d'Ane"" en prose (1781) / ""Donkey-Skin"" in Prose (1781)"""
