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.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Basile, Giambattista, approximately 1575-1632.

Contributor:

Canepa, Nancy L., 1957-

Series:

Series in Fairy-Tale Studies

Series in fairy-tale studies

Standardized Title:

Pentamerone. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Folklore--Italy.

Folklore.

Italian fiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (495 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Tale of tales

Entertainment for little ones

Place of Publication:

Detroit : Wayne State University Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume is vital reading for fairy-tale scholars and anyone interested in cultural history.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Foreword: The Rise of the Unknown Giambattista Basile""; ""Illustrator�s Note""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""I. The First Day""; ""Introduction to The Tale of Tales""; ""1. The Tale of the Ogre""; ""2. The Myrtle""; ""3. Peruonto""; ""4. Vardiello""; ""5. The Flea""; ""6. The Cinderella Cat""; ""7. The Merchant""; ""8. Goat-Face""; ""9. The Enchanted Doe""; ""10. The Old Woman Who Was Skinned""; ""The Crucible: Eclogue""; ""II. The Second Day""; ""Introduction to the Second Day""; ""1. Petrosinella""; ""2. Green Meadow""

""3. Viola""""4. Cagliuso""; ""5. The Serpent""; ""6. The She-Bear""; ""7. The Dove""; ""8. The Little Slave Girl""; ""9. The Padlock""; ""10. The Buddy""; ""The Dye: Eclogue""; ""III. The Third Day""; ""Introduction to the Third Day""; ""1. Cannetella""; ""2. Penta with the Chopped-Off Hands""; ""3. Face""; ""4. Sapia Liccarda""; ""5. The Cockroach, the Mouse, and the Cricket""; ""6. The Garlic Patch""; ""7. Corvetto""; ""8. The Ignoramus""; ""9. Rosella""; ""10. The Three Fairies""; ""The Stove: Eclogue""; ""IV. The Fourth Day""; ""Introduction to the Fourth Day""

""1. The Rooster�s Stone""""2. The Two Brothers""; ""3. The Three Animal Kings""; ""4. The Seven Little Pork Rinds""; ""5. The Dragon""; ""6. The Three Crowns""; ""7. The Two Little Pizzas""; ""8. The Seven Little Doves""; ""9. The Crow""; ""10. Pride Punished""; ""The Hook: Eclogue""; ""V. The Fifth Day""; ""Introduction to the Fifth Day""; ""1. The Goose""; ""2. The Months""; ""3. Pretty as a Picture""; ""4. The Golden Trunk""; ""5. Sun, Moon, and Talia""; ""6. Sapia""; ""7. The Five Sons""; ""8. Nennillo and Nennella""; ""9. The Three Citrons""; ""End of The Tale of Tales""

""Selected Bibliography""""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Z""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 447-455) and index.

ISBN:

9780814337387

0-8143-3738-4

OCLC:

777595973