| Description |
1 online resource (232 pages) |
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Toronto Italian Studies |
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Toronto Italian studies.
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| Contents |
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Science Fictions -- 1 Facts and Favole -- 2 Wonder Tales in the Age of the Marvellous -- 3 'Con l'uno e l'altro sesso': Gender, Genre, and Monstrosity in Straparola's Frame Tale -- 4 'Per far vere le favole': Manipulating Maternal Desire in Basile's Frame Tale -- 5 Bestiality and Interclass Marriage in Straparola's 'Il re porco' -- 6 Foils and Fakes: Manufactured Monsters and the Dragon-Slayer -- 7 Fertile Flatulence: Monstrous Paternity in Basile's 'Viola' -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z |
| Summary |
A wide-ranging yet carefully crafted study, Fairy-Tale Science investigates the complex interplay between scientific discourse and an emerging literary genre, and expands our understanding of the early modern European imagination |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Straparola, Giovanni Francesco, approximately 1480-1557? -- Criticism and interpretation
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Basile, Giambattista, approximately 1575-1632 -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Basile, Giambattista, approximately 1575-1632 fast |
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Straparola, Giovanni Francesco, approximately 1480-1557? fast |
| Subject |
Monsters in literature.
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Fairy tales -- Italy -- History and criticism
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Literature and science -- Italy -- History
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Monsters -- Folklore
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Italian fiction -- 16th century -- History and criticism
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Italian fiction -- 17th century -- History and criticism
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Fairy tales
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Italian fiction
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Literature and science
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Monsters
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Monsters in literature
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Italy
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Folklore
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781442688087 |
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1442688084 |
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