Bibliograph

The tale of tales, or, Entertainment for little ones, Giambattista Basile ; translated with an introduction and notes by Nancy L. Canepa ; foreword by Jack Zipes ; illustrations by Carmelo Lettere

Type

Label

The tale of tales, or, Entertainment for little ones, Giambattista Basile ; translated with an introduction and notes by Nancy L. Canepa ; foreword by Jack Zipes ; illustrations by Carmelo Lettere

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 457-466) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The tale of tales, or, Entertainment for little ones

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

909925533

Responsibility statement

Giambattista Basile ; translated with an introduction and notes by Nancy L. Canepa ; foreword by Jack Zipes ; illustrations by Carmelo Lettere

Series statement

Penguin classics

Summary

A rollicking, bawdy collection of 50 fairy tales told by 10 storytellers over five days follows the compilation efforts of 17th-century Italian poet Giambattista Basile and traces the experiences of a cursed princess who would win back her betrothed

resource.variantTitle

Tale of talesEntertainment for little ones

Classification