Stories from the Pentamerone is a collection of fairy tales by Giambattista Basile, first published in 17th-century Naples in Neapolitan dialect. It gathers folk stories within a frame narrative, including early versions of tales such as Cenerentola and Sun, Moon, and Talia. Listeners can enjoy a foundational work of European fairy-tale tradition, full of wonder and wit.
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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.
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Stories from Pentamerone by Giambattista Basile NOTE The collection of folk-tales known as Il Pentamerone was first published at Naples and in the Neopolitan dialect, by Giambattista Basile, Conte di Torrone, who is believed to have collected them chiefly in Crete and Venice, and to have died about the year 1637. CONTENTS 1. How the Tales came to be told 2. The Myrtle 3. Peruonto 4. Vardiello 5. The Flea 6. Cenerentola 7. The Merchant
8. Goat-Face 9. The Enchanted Doe 10. Parsley 11. The Three Sisters 12. Violet 13. Pippo 14. The Serpent 15. The She-Bear 16. The Dove 17. Cannetella 18. Corvetto 19. The Booby 20. The Stone in the Cock's Head 21. The Three Enchanted Princes 22. The Dragon 23. The Two Cakes 24. The Seven Doves 25. The Raven 26. The Months 27. Pintosmalto 28. The Golden Root 29. Sun, Moon, and Talia 30. Nennillo and Nennella 31. The Three Citrons 32. Conclusion I HOW THE TALES CAME TO BE TOLD
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