The Collected Sicilian Folk and Fairy Tales of Giuseppe Pitré

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-415-98030-2
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 704 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 1497 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Zipes, Jack

Russo, Joseph

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Prosa, Erzählung, Roman, Prosaautoren
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Mediensoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Jack Zipes, Joseph Russo