Fairy-tale science : monstrous generation in the tales of Straparola and Basile /

"In Fairy-Tale Science Suzanne Magnanini explores the birth and evolution of the literary fairy tale in the context of early modern discourses on the monstrous. She demonstrates how both the normative literary theories of the Italian intellectual establishment and the emerging New Science limit...

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Main Author:	Magnanini, Suzanne
Format:	eBook
Language:	English Italian
Published:	Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, ©2008
Series:	Toronto Italian studies.
Subjects:	Straparola, Giovanni Francesco, > approximately 1480-1557 > Criticism and interpretation. Basile, Giambattista, > approximately 1575-1632 > Criticism and interpretation. 1500-1699 Monsters > Folklore. Fairy tales > Italy > History and criticism. Literature and science > Italy > History. Monsters in literature. Italian fiction > 16th century > History and criticism. Italian fiction > 17th century > History and criticism. Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Folklore. History.
Online Access:	Available via EBSCO eBook Collection
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