ENGL 2P10 Lecture : Charles Perault.docx
29 Nov 2012
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Wasn"t really a writer, although he did publish a long poem attacking classical writers. Published the stories from times past, collection of folk tales that he somewhat adapted. He had the little rhymed morals, that weren"t on the original folk tales, some were completely irrelevant to the story. Stories from times past, with morals- tales of my mother goose (trans. 30 years later) altered some details but he was a collector- generally speaking he did not alter them, Includes cautionary tales, trickster tales (puss in boots), coming of age (preparation for marriage) Avoids condescension (some collectors were condescending to the lower classes), but adds humour (some subtle, dry) Added rhymed morals at end (not included in our text) Looking at the texts to see the assumptions, morals, gender roles that are being presented, we"re looking at them like documents, what you can pull out of the text. Perrault changed the way the princess is awakened (different in source)
