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It shows how Perrault's orthography differs from Modern French. It does not solve the question whether he wrote "verre" meaning glass, or misspelled "vair" meaning fur. Apart from the word "verre" there is nothing in the description that suggests glass. No brittleness or light reflections suggested. The ladies in the story don't seem to have any problems with the glassy character of the slippers or shoes. It's just the size that doesn't fit for anyone except Cinderella. If Perrault really meant glass, then it may have been a poetic invention of his. His genius "reinventing" some details of the story, in this case helped by the phonetic ressemblence between "vair" and "verre". Glass suggesting purity and magic. But was it a (sub)conscious choice? He simply may have misunderstood an oral version of the existing popular story, and have been charmed by what he thought was a story about glittering glass slippers. Golden suggests both "expensiveness" and "light-reflection". So both "vair" ( expensive ermine-like fur) and "verre" ( glitter) fit the poetic core of this fairy-tale, of which there exists an unending list of variants. Some even Native American. I'm not entirely convinced. The fact that the Grimm bros. have "golden slippers" resonates with de Chateaubriand's observation that only knights "avaient le droit de porter ... l'or, le vair, l'hermine, le petit-gris, le velours, l'écarlate" ("had the right to wear gold, vair, ermine, gray squirrel fur, velvet, scarlet"). Note that "glass" is not on the list (though in fairness, I guess that glass was also a luxury item in medieval times). And I wonder what the collection date of the Catalan, Irish and Scottish versions is. I believe that there has been much more diffusion of folk tale details in recent centuries than is commonly assumed. Unless the other versions are from the era of 1700 -- which seems unlikely, since the collection of such tales was more typically a late 18th or 19th-century activity -- it seems as just as likely that Perrault's invention spread to other cultures as that there was a common pre-Perrault source for the idea of "glass slippers". Animal Lovers Rejoice: With designs ranging from sloth slippers to llama slippers, and even penguin slippers, there's a delightful animal-themed slipper for every enthusiast out there. PERFECT GIFT: Art prints are the perfect idea when you are looking for a really thoughtful and original gift to give to your loved ones.
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VAIR . n. m. Il se disait autrefois d'une Fourrure blanche et grise. Un manteau, des pantoufles de vair. Claim: Cinderella's slippers were made of fur in the original versions of the fairy tale, but they became glass slippers in later versions as the result of a mistranslation.Warm & Fluffy】Super soft,cozy,made of high-quality cable-knit outer and sherpa fleece lining.It's so comfortable that make you feel you are walking on the cotton.which can keep your feet warm and help you have a sweet dream during chilly winters. This came up in conversation a few days ago, so I looked into it a bit. And alas, though mistranslation is not the culprit, it seems pretty clear to me that the slippers must originally have been fur, and turned into glass through a misunderstanding. Fit For】Fits women shoes Small size 2.5-3.5(UK),5-6(US) ,35-36(EU);Medium size 4-5(UK) ,7-8(US),37-38(EU); Large size 6-7(UK),9-10(US),39-40(EU). I'm sympathetic to fr.wikipedia's conclusions that "il faut conserver ces poétiques et merveilleuses pantoufles de verre": "we need to preserve these poetic and marvelous glass slippers." At this point, though, their survival is guaranteed. The small question in front of us is how they were born.
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Although the place you are likely to wear your slippers the most would be your own home, you can also take a pair of comfy slippers with you on a vacation, business trip, or any other setting in which you are away from the comfort of your own home for an extended period of time. Specifically, in the Analyse raisonnée de l'histoire de France by François-René de Chateaubriand (1768-1848), a discussion of medieval society says that Indeed, the original text of Perrault's tale " Cendrillon ou la petite pantoufle" does use pantoufles de verre ("glass slippers") not once but three times (see below), so it's clearly neither a mistranslation nor a (simple) misprint. However, the argument against mishearing seems to me to be extremely weak. Though I'm not any sort of expert in the history of French, a bit of poking around on Gallica suggests that vair was still used to describe a glamorous and valuable kind of squirrel fur, in the context of talk about the olden days, quite a bit later than 1697. If the word had indeed gone out of everyday usage, then that creates exactly the sort of context in which a creative mishearing would be likely. The standard explanation for Cinderella's famous footwear is that it is the result of a mistranslation, someone having mistaken pantoufle de vair, fur slipper, for pantoufle de verre, glass slipper, when making an English version of Charles Perrault's Histoires ou contes du temps passé avec des moralités (1697). (The title of Perrault's collection — in English, Stories or Tales of Olden Times with Morals— also is known as Tales of My Mother Goose, after a line that appears on the frontispiece of the original, Contes de ma mère l'oye.) What is a cozy Saturday afternoon on a snowy winter day without a pair of super soft and cozy women’s slippers? Don’t even think about curling up by the fireplace with a knit throw blanket and a hot cup of tea without a pair of luxuriously warm furry slippers for women to keep your feet warm! At Lands’ End, we offer countless styles of high-quality women’s slippers, including chic moccasin slippers, cozy scuff slippers, and more. Women’s Bedroom Slippers
Top-Notch Quality: Crafted by Dunlop, a name you can trust. These novelty slippers aren't just about looks; they're built to last, ensuring you get value for your money. For Every Occasion: Whether you're lounging at home, having a sleepover with friends, or just want to keep your feet warm during winter, these womens animal slippers are your perfect companion.The principal difficulty with the standard explanation is that pantoufle de verre appears in Perrault's original text, so this is definitely not a question of mistranslation. Nor does it seem to be a case of mishearing, with Perrault writing verre for vair when transcribing an oral account, since vair, a medieval word, was no longer used in his time. ( Vair, variegated fur, from the Latin varius, varied, also is a root of miniver, originally menu vair, small vair, which referred initially to the fur — perhaps squirrel — used as trim on medieval robes and later was applied to the prized ermine, or winter weasel fur, on the ceremonial robes of peers.) DH Green ( Language and History in the Early Germanic World) notes that both Pliny and Tacitus used glaesum/ glesum to refer to amber, despite being aware of the difference in manufacture between it and glass. This conscious confusion was based on the transparency of both materials, and in the competition between products manufactured thereof–native beads and Roman glass objects. If you need something easy to slip on, you may love slide slippers or scuff slippers. Many slipper styles are designed to keep your toes and feet warm, but if you need even more coverage, a pair of slipper booties may be the right choice for you. All our slippers are designed to provide the maximum level of warmth and comfort, and we use materials to ensure the slippers maintain long-lasting quality. The relevance of this is to be found a while later in L0pe de Vega’s La Dorotea. Published in 1632, 65 years before Perrault, it recreates the author’s passionate and disastrous fling with actress Elena Osorio in the early 1580s and has the heroine worrying of having to trade in her amber slippers for crudely bound sandals (“Si don Bela quiere, tú verás estos pies que celebrabas trocar las zapatillas de ámbar en groseras sandalias de cordeles”). Versatile Sizing: Whether you're a size 3 or 8, there's a snug fit waiting for you. These bedroom slippers womens sizes range from 3/4 UK, 5/6 UK to 7/8 UK, ensuring everyone gets their perfect pair.
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