Léopold Chauveau, Léopold Chauveau's Children's Stories

Nat Paterson (University of Glasgow)

Ed. by Hugo Azerad, University of Cambridge
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.5.2.06: French Writing and Culture: Early Twentieth-century , 1900-1945.
Vol. editors: Kate Averis (University of Western Australia), Hugo Azerad (University of Cambridge), Patrick ffrench (King's College London), Edward Forman (University of Bristol), Akane Kawakami (Birkbeck, University of London), Siobhán McIlvanney (King's College London), Sinan Richards (King's College London), Tim Unwin (University of Bristol), David Williams (University of Sheffield)

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First circulation or publication 1923 - 1937

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France (Country of Origin)

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Children's Literature

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This entry discusses the tales by Chauveau that, when published during his lifetime, were marketed at children, although it is likely that they are now more popular with adults. To make this entry accessible to those without French, I will focus on stories that are entirely original rather than those that take inspiration from the Old French

Roman de Renart

and La Fontaine’s

Fables.

Most quotes will be from stories already available in my English translation, together with “The Old Crocodile” (2005) – an animated film by Koji Yamamura, derived from a faithful adaptation of Yasuhiro Deguchi’s Japanese translation, that uses Chauveau’s original illustrations and is available on YouTube with an English soundtrack – but I will place these tales within the context of Chauveau’s…

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Citation: Paterson, Nat. "Léopold Chauveau's Children's Stories". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 27 February 2021 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=39454, accessed 21 November 2024.]

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