Riquet à la houppe

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Riquet à la houppe is a French literary fairy tale by Charles Perrault about an ugly but intelligent prince who can bestow wit on others in exchange for beauty.

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instanceOf French fairy tale
literary fairy tale
alsoKnownAs Ricky of the Tuft NERFINISHED
Ricky with the Tuft NERFINISHED
author Charles Perrault NERFINISHED
circulation widely anthologized in fairy-tale collections
countryOfOrigin France
firstPublicationDate 1697
firstPublishedIn Histoires ou contes du temps passé NERFINISHED
genre fairy tale
literary fairy tale
hasAdaptation illustrated children’s books
operatic adaptations
stage adaptations
hasCharacterType fairy
prince
princess
hasCriticalReception studied for its treatment of beauty and intelligence in Perrault’s work
hasIllustrationTradition 19th-century book illustration
hasMagicSystem fairy-bestowed gifts
includedIn Contes de ma mère l’Oye cycle NERFINISHED
influencedBy oral folk-tale traditions
literaryForm prose narrative
literaryMovement French classical literature
literaryTradition French literary fairy tale tradition
mainCharacter Prince Riquet à la houppe NERFINISHED
a beautiful but foolish princess
an ugly but intelligent prince
moral true worth lies in character and mind rather than appearance
motif conditional promise of marriage
exchange of gifts between lovers
magical gift of wit
narrativePerspective third-person narration
originalLanguage French
partOf French fairy-tale canon
periodOfOrigin late 17th century
plotElement an ugly but intelligent prince can bestow wit on others
the prince receives beauty in exchange for giving wit
publisherOfFirstEdition Claude Barbin NERFINISHED
setting a fictional kingdom
targetAudience children
general readers
theme beauty and intelligence
inner versus outer qualities
social perceptions of ugliness and beauty
transformative power of love

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