Italian Folktales

Overview

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

Details

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published

1980

Pages

763

Language

EN

Categories

Fiction / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, History / World, History / Social History, Psychology / Social Psychology, Psychology / Evolutionary Psychology, Science / Life Sciences / Evolution, Science / History, Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social Science / Folklore & Mythology, Social Science / Popular Culture, Social Science / Sociology / General, Technology & Engineering / Military Science, Technology & Engineering / Social Aspects

ISBN-13

9780156454896