Posts Tagged ‘fairy tales’
Charles Perrault: The Father of the Fairy Tale?
I recently had reason to track down a few details about the story of Puss-in-Boots, which I frequently confuse with Dick Whittington and his cat[1]. Along the way I fell down rabbit hole or two about the story’s “author” Charles Perrault (1628-1703). (Does this surprise anyone?) Perrault is best known for the collection of fairy…
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From the Beast to the Blonde
March 1st is almost here: only two more posts in which I dive into my bookshelves and pull out treasures from my reading past before we switch gears entirely. For those of you who haven’t been here on the Margins before during Women’s History Month, we ramp up to five posts a week. Four of…
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