The Collected Sicilian Folk and Fairy Tales of Giuseppe Pitré

Jack Zipes, Joseph Russo

Routledge, Jan 11, 2013 - Fiction - 336 pages

This is volume 2 of a two-volume set that 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.

Contents

• IV Proverbial Tales: 721
• V Brief Tales Fables and Animal Stories: 744
• Endnotes: 805
• Bibliography: 979
• AZ List of the Tales: 995
• Index: 1001

About the author

Professor of German Jack Zipes (University of Minnesota University of Minnesota, USA (Edited by), Professor of Classics Joseph Russo (Haverford College) (Edited by)

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Collected Sicilian Folk and Fairy Tales of Giuseppe Pitré
• Editors: Jack Zipes, Joseph Russo
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Routledge, 2013
• ISBN: 1136094423, 9781136094422
• Length: 336 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology; Literary Criticism / Children's & Young Adult Literature; Literary Criticism / General; Social Science / Media Studies