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Giambattista Basile's "The Tale of Tales, or Entertainment for Little Ones"

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Based on 746 Ratings and 112 Reviews

Book Description
The Tale of Tales, made up of forty-nine fairy tales within a fiftieth frame story, contains the earliest versions of celebrated stories like Rapunzel, All-Fur, Hansel and Gretel, The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg, Sleeping Beauty, and Cinderella. The tales are bawdy and irreverent but also tender and whimsical, acute in psychological characterization and encyclopedic in description. They are als... More
Book Information
PublisherWayne State University Press
BindingPaperback (4 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages463
ISBN-100814328660
ISBN-13978-0814328668
Publication Date04/17/2007
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About Giambattista Basile (Author) : Giambattista Basile is a published author of children's books. Published credits of Giambattista Basile include Giambattista Basile's "The Tale of Tales, or Entertainment for Little Ones" (Fairy-tale ... more
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About Jack Zipes (Foreword) : Jack Zipes is a published author, editor, and a translator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Jack Zipes include Relentless Progress: The Reconfiguration of Children's Literature, F... more
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About Carmelo Lettere (Illustrator) : Carmelo Lettere is a published illustrator. A published credit of Carmelo Lettere is Giambattista Basile's "The Tale of Tales, or Entertainment for Little Ones" (Fairy-tale Studies).
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About Nancy L. Canepa (Translator) : Nancy L. Canepa is a published editor and a translator. Published credits of Nancy L. Canepa include Giambattista Basile's "The Tale of Tales, or Entertainment for Little Ones" (Fairy-tale Studies), O... more
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