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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823332603321

Autore

Straparola Giovanni Francesco <1480-1557, >

Titolo

The pleasant nights . Volume 1 / / Giovan Francesco Straparola ; edited with introduction and commentaries by Donald Beecher ; translated by W.G. Waters, thoroughly revised and corrected by the editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2012

©2012

ISBN

1-4426-9952-3

1-4426-9951-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (773 p.)

Collana

Lorenzo Da Ponte Italian Library

Disciplina

853/.3

Soggetti

LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Italian

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Translation of: Le piacevoli notti.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Appendices -- The Pleasant Nights, Volume I. The First Night; The Second Night; The Third Night; The Fourth Night; The Fifth Night.

Sommario/riassunto

Immensely entertaining and readable, The Pleasant Nights will appeal to anyone interested in fairy tales, ancient stories, and folk creations.