Perrault

[ puh-roh, pe-; French pe-roh ]

noun

1. Charles [chahrlz, sh, a, r, l], 1628–1703, French poet, critic, and author of fairy tales.
2. his brother Claude [klawd, klohd], 1613–88, French architect, scientist, and physician.

Perrault

/ pɛro /

noun

1. PerraultCharles16281703MFrenchWRITING: fairy-tale author Charles (ʃarl). 1628–1703, French author, noted for his Contes de ma mère l'oye (1697), which contains the fairy tales Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, and The Sleeping Beauty

Example Sentences

In a word, Boileau ridicules Perrault much more than he justifies Homer.

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There were also monetary gifts to a number of servants, including one of two hundred dollars to Armand and Marchette Perrault.

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Compare, for example, Perrault's Cinderella with Grimm's version of the same tale.

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So writes Perrault, and he did become a candidate for Immortality.

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Perrault's Mmoires end just where they begin to be interesting.

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