Conte (literature)

The conte ( French [ kõ: t ], "story", "fairy tale") is a literary narrative form. It is usually located between the novel and the novella , but a more detailed definition of the genre is only possible through a more detailed characterization of various individual features. The conte is often equated with the fairy tale , although there are differences.

The dit and the fabliau are related to the conte.

literature

General

• Article "Conte". In: Dieter Burdorf et al. (Ed.): Metzler Lexicon Literature. Terms and Definitions . Metzler, Stuttgart 2007, p. 134. ISBN 978-3-476-01612-6 .

Works

• Aulnoy, Madame de : Les Contes des Fées . 1698.
• Balzac, Honoré de : Les Contes drôlatiques . 1855.
• Marmontel, Jean-François : Contes moreaux . 1761-1786.