Perrault's Fairy Tales in Into the Forest

Jan 10, 2013 Melanti rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fairy-tales-folklore-and-mythology, 2013, e-book, classics, children, intotheforest-2013

I love the original versions of fairy tales. Knowing the unedited versions makes it so much more interesting when you're reading the re-tellings.

When I read Angela Carter's Bloody Chamber, I was a bit surprised at the "Little Red Riding Hood" retelling that had erotic overtones. But in Perrault's version, the wolf has the girl undress before asking her to come into bed with him - which is when she flees. Carter's version is less out of the blue when you are aware of Perraut's rendition. ...more

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Dec 02, 2009 Angela Randall marked it as to-read

Shelves: to-buy, 20th-century, second-hand-bookshop-wishlist, kids, french-author, myth-folklore-fable-religion, short-stories, kids-educational-material, kids-1001, kids-1001-5plus

I want to get this super-pretty version:

Perrault's Fairy Tales by Charles Perrault

I'd also like to get the dual-language version: The Fairy Tales in Verse and Prose/Les contes en vers et en prose: A Dual-Language Book

Apparently the Angela Carter version is well worth reading too:

The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault (Penguin Modern Classics) by Charles Perrault

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Mar 09, 2009 Literary Ames rated it really liked it

Shelves: fairy-tales, dtb, classics, before-goodreads

This is a brilliant book, with amazing but terrifying engravings by Dore. This edition of Perrault's fairy tales also include morals which read like rhyming verse, my favourite was the LRRH moral. This book is well worth the money if you are interested in fairy tales and the associated illustrations.
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