Il Pentamerone, or The Tale of Tales, Being a Translation by Sir Richard Burton
Author(s):
Basile, Giovanni Batiste
; Burton, Richard (translator)
| Binding: | Hardcover |
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| Size: | 6 - 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall |
| Volume Condition: | Very Good |
| Dust Jacket: | No |
| Language: | English |
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| Publisher Name: | Liveright Publishing |
| Publication Year: | 1943 |
| Publication Place: | New York, USA |
| SKU: | 030847 |
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| Categories: | Myths, Legends, Folklore and Fairy Tales |
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Catalogue(s):
Myths, Legends, Folklore and Fairy Tales
xxiv, 256pp. Black cloth-covered boards with gilt decoration and gilt titles on red relief on spine. Deckled fore edge. Black endpapers. Decorated title page. 8vo. Cloth slightly shelf worn, gently rounded at spine ends, single mild ridge on front panel. Text block edges a tad toned and hint of creaminess to page faces else neat, clean and tight.
Il Pentamerone is a collection of Neopolitan fairy stories from the 14th-16th centuries, first collected and written by Basile, and here translated into English by Sir Richard Burton. Widely considered to be one of the earliest collections of fairy tales and Burton's is perhaps the finest translation into English.
Keywords:
Fairy Tales
Italian Literature
