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  1. Fairy godfather
    Straparola, Venice, and the fairy tale tradition
    Published: c2002
    Publisher:  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... more

    Universitätsbibliothek Erfurt / Forschungsbibliothek Gotha, Universitätsbibliothek Erfurt
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    Universitätsbibliothek Kiel, Zentralbibliothek
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    Hochschulbibliothek Friedensau
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    Kommunikations-, Informations- und Medienzentrum der Universität Hohenheim
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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.

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 0812236807; 9780812201390; 9780812236804
    Subjects: Magic in literature; Fairy tales; Fairy tales in literature; Fairy tales ; Italy ; History and criticism; Fairy tales in literature; Magic in literature; Straparola, Giovanni Francesco ; approximately 1480-1557? ; Homes and haunts ; Italy ; Venice; Straparola, Giovanni Francesco ; approximately 1480-1557? ; Piacevoli notti; Venice (Italy) ; Intellectual life ; 16th century; Electronic books
    Other subjects: Straparola, Giovanni Francesco (approximately 1480-1557?): Piacevoli notti; Straparola, Giovanni Francesco (approximately 1480-1557?)
    Scope: Online-Ressource (156 p), ill
    Notes:

    Includes bibliographical references (p. [141]-150) and index

    Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web

    ""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""