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Italian folktales
Italy is located in South-Central Europe. For centuries Rome, the capital of the Roman Empire, was the centre of politics and religion of the Western civilisation.
The collection of German folktales consists of one book with 30 folktales.
The collection of German folktales consists of one book with 30 folktales.
Stories from Pentamerone
Notes: The book contains 32 Italian folktales. The collection "Il Pentamerone" was first published at Naples by Giambattista Basile, who is believed to have collected them chiefly in Crete and Venice.
Author: Giambattista Basile
Published: Unknown
Publisher: Unknown
1.How the Tales came to be told
3.Peruonto
5.The Flea
10.Parsley
12.Violet
13.Pippo
14.The Serpent
15.The She-Bear
16.The Dove
17.Cannetella
18.Corvetto
19.The Booby
20.The Stone in the Cock's Head
21.The Three Enchanted Princes
22.The Dragon
25.The Raven
26.The Months
27.Pintosmalto
32.Conclusion
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