The Collected Sicilian Folk and Fairy Tales of Giuseppe Pitré (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Zipes, Jack; Russo, Joseph

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This two-volume set collects 300 of the most entertaining and important folk and fairy tales of Giuseppe Pitré, a nineteenth century Sicilian folklorist whose significance ranks alongside the Brothers Grimm. In stark contrast to the more literary ambitions of the Grimms' tales, Pitré's possess a charming, earthy quality that reflect the customs, beliefs, and superstitions of the common people more clearly than any other European folklore collection of the 19^th century. Edited, translated, and with a critical introduction by world-renowned folk and fairy tale experts Jack Zipes and Joseph Russo, this is the first collection of Pitré's tales available in English. Carmelo Letterer's illustrations throughout the volume are as lively and vivid as the stories themselves, illuminating the remarkable imagination captured in the tales.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 704
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136094026
• Artikelnr.: 45135093

Autorenporträt

Jack Zipes, Joseph Russo

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgments
The Indomitable Giuseppe Pitrè
The Sicilian Folk Tales of Giuseppe Pitrè
I. Popular Fairy Tales
II.Tall Tales and Anecdotes