![]() ![]() Brothers Grimm included it in their first version of Kinder and Hausmarchen but skipped in later ones. ![]() Except for Perrault's Tales of Mother Goose, of course. While we can easily find predecessors to Puss in Boots (often titled The Master Cat) in Giovanni Francesco Straparola's Constantino Fortunato and Giambattista Basile's Cagliuso this classic fairy tale doesn't belong to any of the fairy tale collections published after 16th century. He also had a magical helper (first, his brother, then minister Foucalt), he was also kissing up to the king, he also played all kinds of games to reach and strengthen his position in the court, right to the marriage with a beautiful (and very young) princess.Ĥ. ![]() The biography of Charles Perrault is in many points similar to the social ascent of poor miller's boy. ![]() This means they need to learn to talk the language of their master - language of cheating, pretending, and stealing.ģ. While rich and noble enjoy their privileges skillful servants can still skim some (or even most) of the cream if they play their cards right. Some things are reserved for aristocracy only and for other life is just not fair.Ģ. Its main theme is climbing up the social ladder with clear allusions to the circumstances in the court of Louis XIV. There are several reasons for that claim:ġ. Puss in Boots is probably the most characteristic fairy tale by Charles Perrault. ![]()
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