1 - Charles Perrault: The Man Behind Mother Goose

In season one of the Roots of Lore podcast, we'll be diving into Charles Perrault's fairy tales: Tales and Stories of the Past with Morals: Tales of Mother Goose. So in this first episode, let's set the scene of who was Perrault? What was the world like that birthed these stories? What influences do we see a play? And how do the Grimm brothers fit into these stories?

More from Christine A. Jones:

More from Anne E. Duggan:

More from Julie Koehler:

  • “The Persecuted History of Cinderella: A Case for Oral Tradition in Europe.” Gramarye 10 (2016): 29-41.
  • “Fairy Tales and Folktales” In Oxford Bibliographies in Childhood Studies. Ed. Heather Montgomery. New York: Oxford University Press.
  • “When the Inexhaustible Purse Runs Dry: Bettina von Arnim’s “Tale of the Lucky Purse.” Marvels & Tales. forthcoming 2019
  • “Following the Trail of Cookies and Breadcrumbs: Taking the Fairy Tale Course Online” – chapter for collection Teaching Fairy Tales. forthcoming March 2019
  • “Concepts of Collaboration: Märchenomas, the Woman Writer, and the Brothers Grimm” - chapter for collection, Gender, Collaboration and Authorship in German Culture: Literary Joint Ventures, 1750-1850. forthcoming 2019

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