Marvels & Tales - "Entertainment for Little Ones"? Basile's Lo cunto de li cunti and the childhood of the literary fairy tale.

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April 1, 2003 --

The two principal aims of this essay are: first, to consider the place of Basile's Lo cunto de li cunti in the early history of the...

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Marvels & Tales - From Court to Forest: Giambattista Basile's Lo cunto de li cunti and the Birth of the Literary Fairy Tale. (Reviews)

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October 1, 2002 --

From Court to Forest: Giambattista Basile's Lo cunto de li cunti and the Birth of the Literary Fairy Tale. By Nancy L. Canepa. Detroit:...

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Marvels & Tales - Seven Brooms. (Texts & Translations).

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October 1, 2002 --

Introduction

"Seven Brooms" is adapted from a Neapolitan tale, "Cunto d' 'e duie mercante" or "The Tale of Two Merchants," which...

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Marvels & Tales - From the baroque to the postmodern: notes on a translation from Giambattista Basile's The Tale of Tales. (Texts & Translations).

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October 1, 2002 --

Introduction

I am currently working on an unabridged English translation of Giambattista Basile's Lo cunto de li cunti, or The...

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