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Fairy Godfather: Straparola, Venice, and the Fairy Tale Tradition
Fairy Godfather Straparola Venice and the Fairy Tale Tradition
Author: Ruth B. Bottigheimer
In the classic rags-to-riches fairy tale a penniless heroine (or hero), with some magic help, marries a royal prince (or princess) and rises to wealth. Received opinion has long been that stories like these originated among peasants, who passed them along by word of mouth from one place to another over the course of centuries. In a bold departur...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780812236804
ISBN-10: 0812236807
Publication Date: 9/16/2002
Pages: 176
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Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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