All Formats & Editions

First published in two volumes in 1634 and 1636, "The Pentamerone", or "The Tale of Tales", by the Italian poet Giambattista Basile is acknowledged as one of the first collections of fairy tales. Basile's collection was written in the Neapolitan language, which is a Romance... Read Full Overview

The first unabridged English translation taken directly from Basile's monumental Lo cunto de li cunti (1634-1636), this edition is fully annotated and illustrated, with an extensive bibliography.

The Tale of Tales, made up of forty-nine fairy tales within a... Read Full Overview

We are proud to publish the first Neapolitan/English dual-language book, making Neapolitan accessible to a broader public.

Neapolitan was the national language of the Kingdom of Naples and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies before the unification of Italy, and it is still... Read Full Overview

A classic collection of fairy tales from the Italian tradition, full of wit, humor, and imagination. Basile's storytelling is as enchanting now as it was when it was first published over four hundred years ago.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Il Pentamerone V1: Or The Tale Of Tales (1893) di Giovanni Battista Basile ����� un libro che raccoglie una serie di fiabe popolari italiane. Basile, nato nel 1575, fu un autore e poeta italiano noto per aver raccolto e trascritto molte delle... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

"Das Pentameron - Buch zum Film" ist die Neuausgabe des ber hmten Werkes von Giambattista Basile zur Verfilmung von Matteo Garrone, mit Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel, Toby Jones und John C. Reilly hochkar tig besetzt. Der M rchenklassiker bietet fantastischen Filmstoff. Der neapolitanische... Read Full Overview

Dieses Werk ist Teil der Buchreihe TREDITION CLASSICS. Der Verlag tredition aus Hamburg ver ffentlicht in der Buchreihe TREDITION CLASSICS Werke aus mehr als zwei Jahrtausenden. Diese waren zu einem Gro teil vergriffen oder nur noch antiquarisch erh ltlich. Mit der Buchreihe... Read Full Overview