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Giambattista Basile
Stories from the Pentamerone, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts…
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either…
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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Das Pentameron - Buch zum Film ist die Neuausgabe des beruhmten Werkes von Giambattista Basile zur Verfilmung von Matteo Garrone, mit Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel, Toby Jones und John C…
A classic collection of fairy tales from the Italian tradition, full of wit, humor, and imagination. Basile's storytelling is as enchanting now as it was when it was first published…
Once upon a time the King of Woody Valley had a daughter named Zoza, who was never seen to laugh. The unhappy father, who had no other comfort in life…
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Giambattista Basile: Das Pentameron. Das Marchen der Marchen Lesefreundlicher Grossdruck in 16-pt-Schrift Grossformat, 210 x 297 mm Berliner Ausgabe, 2019 Durchgesehener Neusatz bearbeitet und eingerichtet von Theodor Borken Erstdruck: Postum…
While other collections of stories are fairy tales, Basile’s work is the first collection in which all the stories fit in that single category. He did not transcribe them from…
Same motif appears again and again in this collection of fairy tales. This is a compilation where the princesses struggle to find their only love but are tricked on the…
Princess Zoza, unable to laugh no matter how funny the joke. Her father, the king, attempts to make her smile; instead he leaves her cursed whereupon the prince she is…
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
Christopher Stace
Composed in the 1630s, Giambattista Basile’s The Tale of Tales, later known as the Pentameron, is a sophisticated, affectionate, often wicked parody of Boccaccio’s 14th century masterpiece, the Decameron, containing…
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The first unabridged English translation taken directly from Basile’s monumental Lo cunto de li cunti (1634-1636), this edition is fully annotated and illustrated, with an extensive bibliography.
Giambattista Basile,Felix Liebrecht
Der Pentamerone V1: Oder Das M?????rchen aller M?????rchen ist ein Buch, das 1846 von Giambattista Basile ver??????ffentlicht wurde. Es ist eine Sammlung von 50 M?????rchen, die in Neapel und Umgebung…
Hillary DePiano
There were only supposed to be three oranges. A mash-up of the Italian fairy tale, The Merchant, from Giambattista Basile’s The Tale of Tales with characters from Carlo Gozzi’s The…
25-35 minutes, 11-20+ performers possible Two poor sisters rescue a golden goose but their sneaky neighbors want it for themselves. With a large cast, majority female roles, lots of physical…
When sneaky suitors steal a beautiful myrtle tree and gift it to the prince, they don’t know it transformers into a fairy maiden at sundown. But now the prince must…
Der Pentamerone V1: Oder Das M?????rchen Aller M?????rchen ist eine Sammlung von 50 M?????rchen, die von Giambattista Basile im Jahr 1634 ver??????ffentlicht wurden. Diese Ausgabe aus dem Jahr 1846 enth?????lt…
The Pentamerone, also known as The Story of Stories, is a collection of fairy tales written by the Italian author Giambattista Basile and first published in 1634. The book contains…
The Pentamerone Or The Story Of Stories: Fun For The Little Ones is a collection of fairy tales written by Italian author Giambattista Basile and first published in 1634. This…
First published in two volumes in 1634 and 1636, The Pentamerone , or The Tale of Tales , by the Italian poet Giambattista Basile is acknowledged as one of the…
Fabienne Feller-Geissdoerfer
Nachdem Giambattista Basile vorwiegend oral tradierte Marchenstoffe in der ersten europaischen Marchensammlung - dem Cunto de li cunti overo lo trattenemiento de peccerille (ab 1632 erschienen) - literarisiert hatte, finden…
Carmela Scala
This book investigates Basile’s contribution to the establishment of fairytales as a literary genre; the focus is on his masterpiece Lo cunto de li Cunti. The volume examines Basile’s work’s…
Alessandra de Rosa
Der Cunto de li cunti von Giambattista Basile als literarisches Denkmal des Barocks gilt als Inspirationsquelle fur Wieland, Brentano und die Bruder Grimm und regte mindestens drei deutsche UEbersetzungen an…
A funny, flexible fairy tale comedy with something for everyone! It’s bedtime bedlam when a washed up clown tries to sell three unruly princesses on something other than their fairy…
Barbara Broggini
Der Neapolitaner Giambattista Basile machte sich mit der Eloquenz des Barockdichters und der Spottlust des frischgeadelten Magistrats daran, den Fundus des Volksmarchens und des neapolitanischen Dialekts eigenen Demonstrationszwecken dienstbar zu…
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