Italian Folktales

Author: Italo Calvino
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0544283228
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 799

Book Description
One of the New York Times’s Ten Best Books of the Year: These traditional stories of Italy, retold by a literary master, are “a treasure” (Los Angeles Times). Filled with kings and peasants, saints and ogres—as well as some quite extraordinary plants and animals—these two hundred tales bring to life Italy’s folklore, sometimes with earthy humor, sometimes with noble mystery, and sometimes with the playfulness of sheer nonsense. Selected and retold by one of the country’s greatest literary icons, “this collection stands with the finest folktale collections anywhere” (The New York Times Book Review). “For readers of any age . . . A masterwork.” —The Wall Street Journal “A magic book, and a classic to boot.” —Time

Italian-American Folklore

Author: Frances M. Malpezzi
Publisher: august house
ISBN: 9780874835335
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 312

Book Description
Italian-Americans compose one of the largest ethnic groups in the United States, numbering more than 14 million in the 1990 census. Though they have often been portrayed in fiction and film, these images are often based on stereotypes not borne out among the immigrant and assimilated population.

Italian Popular Tales

Author: Thomas Frederick Crane
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 436

Book Description

Italian Folktales in America

Author: Elizabeth Mathias
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
ISBN: 0814338364
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 356

Book Description
The result is a work that greatly enriches our understanding of who told (and tells) märchen to whom, why and how they are told, and, perhaps most important, under what conditions.

The Mysterious Giant of Barletta

Author: Tomie DePaola
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152563493
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
The giant statue that has always stood in front of the Church of San Sepolcro in Barletta is called upon to save the town from an army of a thousand men that is destroying all the towns and cities along the lower Adriatic coast.

Italian Fairy Tales

Author: Lilia E. Romano
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
ISBN: 9780781807029
Category : Fairy tales
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
These 11 stories of romance, mischief and adventure interweave Italy's traditions and heritage with fantasy and folklore. Beautiful princesses, magical animals, handsome princes, fearsome witches and ogres all play their roles in these tales. With captivating illustrations on nearly every page, this collection is sure to delight readers of all ages. This classic volume was originally published before 1920, and Hippocrene Books is pleased to bring it back into print for a whole new generation of readers.

Stories from the Pentamerone

Author: Giambattista Basile
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3387019629
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 294

Book Description
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

The Love for Three Oranges

Author:
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1906442029
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 34

Book Description

Fables and Folktales

Author: Maristella Maggi
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780812057270
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
An illustrated collection of fables by the famous Russian writer.

Hermit in Paris

Author: Italo Calvino
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0544146697
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 273

Book Description
A posthumously published collection of Italo Calvino's autobiographical writings recounting his experiences in Italy's antifascist resistance, paying homage to his influences, tracing the evolution of his literary style, and commenting wryly on his travels in the United States.