Peau d’Âne
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Peau d’Âne is a classic French fairy tale by Charles Perrault about a princess who escapes her father’s incestuous intentions by disguising herself in a magical donkey skin.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French literary fairy tale
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fairy tale ⓘ literary work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Donkey-Skin
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Donkeyskin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| antagonistRole | father king ⓘ |
| author | Charles Perrault NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | oral folk tradition ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
fairy godmother
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king ⓘ prince ⓘ queen (deceased mother) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
considered a classic of French children’s literature
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subject of scholarly analysis for its incest motif ⓘ |
| genre |
fairy tale
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folk tale ⓘ literary fairy tale ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Peau d’Âne (1970 film)
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stage adaptations ⓘ television adaptations ⓘ |
| includedIn | Histoires ou contes du temps passé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later retellings of Donkeyskin tale type ⓘ |
| keyObject |
donkey skin
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magic dresses ⓘ ring ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 17th century French literature ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | French fairy-tale tradition ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | princess ⓘ |
| motif |
forbidden marriage
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magical animal skin disguise ⓘ recognition by ring ⓘ tasks of the heroine ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
royal court
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rural farm or estate ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A princess flees her father’s desire to marry her by disguising herself in a donkey skin and working as a scullion before being recognized and marrying a prince. ⓘ |
| protagonistRole | persecuted heroine ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Allerleirauh
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Catskin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taleTypeClassification | Aarne–Thompson–Uther type 510B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
disguise
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escape from abuse ⓘ incestuous desire ⓘ marriage ⓘ persecution of heroine ⓘ social mobility ⓘ |
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