Le conte de Cendrillon : de la Chine à l’Acadie sur les ailes de la tradition
Year:
2017
Author :
Volume and number:
, 15
Publishing Company:
, Société québécoise d'ethnologie
Journal:
, Rabaska
Pages :
, 7-28
Abstract
The tale of Cinderella and its long journey from China to Acadia
The article’s title reflects the fact that the tale of Cinderella, though popular in French Canadian oral tradition, is known to have originated in Asia. No other tale has been the topic of so many comparative studies since the first one published in 1879. Cinderella is Tale Type 510A in the Aarne-Thompson-Uther (Atu) index and shares many elements with other related tales, including Atu 480, The Kind and the Unkind Girls. In all, 35 versions of the tale were collected in Acadia, one third of the total for the entire French speaking world. Finally, the Acadian Cendrillouse has little in common with the familiar character made popular by Charles Perrault. Our versions even include scatological details that recall medieval French fabliaux.Theme :
AcadiaHistory and folklore
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