Cinderella Man and Other Children’s Stories
12:00 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2006
University Java in Spiva Library
Admission: Pick up free lunch ticket in
Webster 337C at least 24 hours in advance

Presenter: Dr. Doris Walters, professor of English

Who wrote (or retold) the most famous fairy tale in the western world — Cinderella? What do we know about him and why he retold this and other stories such as Red Riding Hood and Sleeping Beauty? What great King ruled France in 1697, when the Contes were published, and what was Perrault’s connection with him? What are some 20th century children’s books translated from the French? What do French children read today? Dr. Walters gave some answers to these questions.