Story with a Fairy-Tale Twist: Paul Arène’s “The Gospel According to Saint Perrault”

Authors

Alexandra Michaelis-Vultorius, Indiana University—Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Abstract

This unorthodox Christmas story by the nineteenth-century French author Paul Arène appeared in Nouveaux Contes de Noël (New Christmas Stories, 1890). “The Gospel According to Saint Perrault” is a recast of the Nativity told from the perspective of a 4-year-old girl, who incorporates into the biblical account characters and events from Charles Perrault’s Histoires ou contes du temps passé.

Recommended Citation

Michaelis-Vultorius, Alexandra. "Story with a Fairy-Tale Twist: Paul Arène’s “The Gospel According to Saint Perrault”." Marvels & Tales 29.2 (2015). Web. <https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/marvels/vol29/iss2/10>.