Fairy godfather : Straparola, Venice, and the fairy tale tradition /

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In the classic rags-to-riches fairy tale a penniless heroine (or hero), with some magic help, marries a royal prince (or princess) and rises to wealth. Received opinion has long been that stories like these originated among peasants, who passed them along by word of mouth from one place to another o...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bottigheimer, Ruth B.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2002.
Series:JSTOR EBA.
Subjects:
Straparola, Giovanni Francesco, > approximately 1480-1557? > Piacevoli notti.
Straparola, Giovanni Francesco, > approximately 1480-1557? > Homes and haunts > Italy > Venice.
Straparola, Giovanni Francesco, > ca. 1480-1557? > Homes and haunts > Italy > Venice.
Straparola, Giovanni Francesco, > ca. 1480-1557? > Piacevoli notti.
Straparola, Giovanni Francesco, > approximately 1480-1557?
Piacevoli notti (Straparola, Giovanni Francesco)
1500-1599
Fairy tales in literature.
Magic in literature.
Fairy tales > Italy > History and criticism.
Contes de fées dans la littérature.
Magie dans la littérature.
Contes de fées > Italie > Histoire et critique.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
Fairy tales.
Homes.
Intellectual life.
Venice (Italy) > Intellectual life > 16th century.
Italy.
Italy > Venice.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Introduction
  • I: Restoration and Rise
  • 2: Ragged Poverty and the Promise of Magic
  • 3: A Possible Biography for Zoan Francesco Straparola Da Caravaggio
  • 4: Straparola at his Desk
  • 5: Straparola's Little Books and their Lasting Legacy
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.

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