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Here enter the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen. As a high-ranking member of the French court under King Louis XIV, Perrault introduced his tales into the aristocratic salons of 17th century France. Inspired by his Italian counterparts, Charles Perrault published his 1697 book Histoires ou Contes du Temps Passé (“Tales of Passed Times”). This book outlined 50 fairytales recounted by 10 different storytellers in 5 days.

His works later served as source material for William Shakespeare and Molière, but more importantly, they sparked the quest to unveil the literary gems of folklore and fables to the public.īetween 16, Giambattista Basile, an Italian courtier and writer, published Lo Cunto de li Cunti (“Tale of Tales”). Giovanni Francesco Straparola, born in Caravaggio, Italy in 1480, is known as “the father of the literary fairytale.” Throughout his life, Straparola compiled 75 folkloristic tales, including Puss in Boots, The Golden Goose, and Beauty and the Beast, into two volumes.

Trade, libraries of antiquity, and eventually the printing press facilitated the rapid spread of historical chronicles and fueled the emergence of new tales. However, beyond the surface of these cheery animations, the roots of these trope-ridden stories are dark and disturbing.įairytales are the progeny of Biblical and mythological narratives, magnified and distorted by generations of storytellers. Perfectly proportioned princesses, singing birds on their amorous chase, and evil stepmothers with magic mirrors and soul-crushing vanity decorate Disney’s famous fairytale films. Overall, this castle is much like the beloved homes that decorate fairytale landscapes.

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A series of Swiss bishops lived here and their home often fell victim to the ill will of arsonists who detested its wealthy, powerful inhabitants. An abandoned castle known as Chateau de Tourbillion in Sion, Switzerland.

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