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Author Basile, Giambattista, approximately 1575-1632

Title Giambattista Basile's The tale of tales, or, Entertainment for little ones / translated by Nancy L. Canepa ; illustrated by Carmelo Lettere ; foreword by Jack Zipes
Published Detroit : Wayne State University Press, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xxx, 463 pages) : illustrations
Series Series in fairy-tale studies
Series in fairy-tale studies.
Contents The tale of the ogre -- The myrtle -- Peruonto -- Vardiello -- The flea -- The cinderella cat -- The merchant -- Goat-face -- The enchanted doe -- The old woman who was skinned -- The crucible: eclogue -- Petrosinella -- Green meadow -- Viola -- Cagliuso -- The serpent -- The she-bear -- The dove -- The little slave girl -- The padlock -- The buddy -- The dye: eclogue -- Cannetella -- Penta with the chopped-off hands -- Face -- Sapia Liccarda -- The cockroach, the mouse, and the cricket -- The garlic patch -- Corvetto -- The ignoramus -- Rosella -- The three fairies -- The stove: eclogue -- The rooster's stone -- The two brothers -- The three animal kings -- The seven little pork rinds -- The dragon -- The three crowns -- The two little pizzas -- The seven little doves -- The crow -- Pride punished -- The hook: eclogue -- The goose -- The months -- Pretty as a picture -- The golden trunk -- Sun, moon, and Talia -- Sapia -- The five sons -- Nennillo and Nennella -- The three citrons
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-455) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Fairy tales -- Italy -- History and criticism
FICTION -- Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology.
Fairy tales
Italy
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
Author Canepa, Nancy L., 1957-
LC no. 2006032926
ISBN 9780814337387
0814337384
Other Titles Pentamerone. English
Tale of tales
Entertainment for little ones