Charles Perrault

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Born	January 12, 1628 • Paris • France
Died	May 15, 1703 or May 16, 1703 • Paris • France
Notable Works	“Little Red Riding Hood” • “Tales of Mother Goose”
Subjects Of Study	Neoclassical art

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Jean de La Fontaine

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Jean de La Bruyère

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Jean Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin

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François Maynard

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François de Malherbe

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Jean de La Taille

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Charles Vildrac

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Anne Dacier

French scholar and translator

Jacques Peletier

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Jean Racine

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Victor Hugo

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Pierre Corneille

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Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve

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4:043 Dickinson, Emily: A Life of Letters, This is my letter to the world/That never wrote to me; I'll tell you how the Sun Rose/A Ribbon at a time; Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul

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