Riquet

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Riquet is a fairy-tale prince best known from Charles Perrault’s story “Riquet with the Tuft,” where he is gifted with great intelligence and the power to bestow it on others.

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instanceOf fairy-tale prince
fictional character
literary character
appearsInWork Riquet with the Tuft NERFINISHED
associatedWithMotive beauty and intelligence as contrasting qualities
associatedWithTheme inner worth versus outward appearance
transformative power of love
value of wit and intelligence
characterCreatedBy Charles Perrault NERFINISHED
countryOfOriginOfWork France NERFINISHED
culture French folklore and literary tradition
firstPublishedInWork Histoires ou contes du temps passé NERFINISHED
genre fairy tale
hasAdaptation children’s book retellings of Riquet with the Tuft
illustrated editions of Riquet with the Tuft
stage adaptations of Riquet with the Tuft
hasCharacteristic great intelligence
physical ugliness
hasInfluenceOn later European fairy-tale traditions
hasSupernaturalAbility power to alter another’s appearance in some versions
power to bestow intelligence on others
includedInCollection Mother Goose tales (Perrault’s fairy tales) NERFINISHED
literaryPeriod French classical age
makesDealWith the princess to exchange gifts of intelligence and beauty
moralFunctionInStory to show that intelligence and character can outweigh physical appearance
nameInOriginalLanguage Riquet à la Houppe NERFINISHED
narrativeRole protagonist
originalLanguageOfWork French
romanticallyInvolvedWith a beautiful but unintelligent princess
workAuthor Charles Perrault NERFINISHED
workPublicationYear 1697

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