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University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia
"Fairy Godfather: Straparola, Venice, and the Fairy Tale Tradition makes the case that the fairy tale, far from rising from the ground as a rural folk tradition, was invented by a city-bound sixteenth-century Italian literary hack, Zoan Francesco...
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"Fairy Godfather: Straparola, Venice, and the Fairy Tale Tradition makes the case that the fairy tale, far from rising from the ground as a rural folk tradition, was invented by a city-bound sixteenth-century Italian literary hack, Zoan Francesco Straparola."--Adam Gopnik, New Yorker. 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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [141]-150) and index
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""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""