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The Collected Sicilian Folk and Fairy Tales of Giuseppe Pitré

The Collected Sicilian Folk and Fairy Tales of Giuseppe Pitré

Zipes, Jack
Russo, Joseph

Hardcover

Mythology & FolkloreGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 0415980313
ISBN13: 9780415980319
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Jul 24 2008
Pages: 328
Weight: 1.76
Height: 0.75 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English

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 19th 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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