Genres en dialogue Le conte et la nouvelle à la fin du xvii^e siècle

This article examines the links between the tale (« conte ») and the short story (« nouvelle ») in the second half of the xvii^th century, through the observation of how the words « conte » and « nouvelle » changed their meaning during this period, then the comparison of their respectiveaesthetic programs, and eventually the analysis of a dialogue between texts themselves, in Charles Perrault’s and Madame d’Aulnoy’s tales.