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Modern art was controversially celebrated on 27th January, 1687, when Charles Perrault read his poem \u2018The Century of Louis The Great\u2019 at the Acad\xe9mie Fran\xe7aise - railing against the prevailing wisdom that believed literature should follow the strict classical templates laid down by the likes of Homer and Aristotle.\nThe subsequent debate between rival factions of \u2018ancient\u2019 and \u2018modern\u2019 intellectuals raged for more than five years, and became known as \u2018the quarrel\u2019.\xa0\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly ask how much of Perrault\u2019s argument was actually to do with kissing Louis XIV\u2019s arse; explain what Aesop had to do with the gardens at the Palace of Versailles; and wonder if the Ancients would have approved of Agatha Christie\u2026\xa0\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018The Battle of the Books: History and Literature in the Augustan Age\u2019 by Joseph M. Levine (Cornell University Press, 1991):\xa0https://bit.ly/32GeA9V\n\u2022 \u2018Charles Perrault, a multifaceted man\u2019 (breteuil.fr):\xa0https://www.breteuil.fr/en/charles-perrault-a-multifaceted-man/\n\u2022 \u2018Charles Perrault INVENTED fairy tales Cinderella Mother Goose Little Red Riding Hood Sleeping Beauty\u2019 (Timeline, 2015):\xa0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLGOJHaE6oU\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\n#1600s #Arts #France\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices