From court to forest : Giambattista Basile's Lo cunto de li cunti and the birth of the literary fairy tale /

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From Court to Forest is a critical and historical study of the beginnings of the modern literary fairy tale. Giambattista Basile's Lo cunto de li cunti, written in Neapolitan dialect and published in 1634-36, comprises fifty fairy tales and was the first integral collection of literary fairy ta...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Canepa, Nancy L., 1957-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Italiano
Publicado: Detroit, Mich. : Wayne State University Press, ©1999.
Temas:
Basile, Giambattista, > approximately 1575-1632. > Pentamerone.
Basile, Giambattista, > ca. 1575-1632. > Pentamerone.
Basile, Giambattista, > environ 1575-1632. > Pentamerone.
Pentamerone (Basile, Giambattista)
Italian literature.
Littérature italienne.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > Italian.
Pentamerone (Basile)
Sprookjes.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Half-title
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • Lo cunto de li cunti: A “Cinderellaâ€? of Literary History
  • The Origins of the Literary Fairy Tale
  • Defining the Literary Fairy Tale
  • Fairy Tales and Reality
  • The Editorial and Critical History of Lo cunto de li cunti 2. The Life and Times of Giambattista Basile
  • The Kingdom of Naples
  • The Wandering Courtier
  • Intellectual Life: The Courts and Academies
  • 3. The Cultural Background of Lo cunto de li cunti
  • From Renaissance Novella to Baroque Fairy Tale
  • From Italian to Neapolitan The Lettere and Le Muse napoletane
  • 4. Rites of Initiation
  • The Frame Tale
  • Rites of Passage (Tale I.1)
  • Narrative Organization of Lo cunto de li cunti
  • 5. The Disenchantment of Power: Kings and Courtiers
  • Monarchic Misdoings: Kings
  • The Dangers of Idleness: Frivolous Kings
  • The Benefits of Counsel: Inept Kings The Seduction of the Same: Incestuous Kings
  • Abandoned Brides: Forgetful Kings
  • With a Vengeance: Cruel Kings
  • The Price of Success: Courtiers
  • 6. The Key to Success: Enterprising Heroes and Heroines
  • Collaborating for Success
  • Deception and Disguise: Winning through Trickery Modeling Destinies: The Creation of Fairy-Tale Subjects
  • 7. Significant Others: Ogres, Fools, and Forests
  • Figures of Alterity: Ogres
  • In Praise of Folly: Triumphant Simpletons
  • Fairy-Tale Landscapes: The Case of the Bosco
  • 8. Marvelous Metaphor

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