Fairy Godfather: Straparola, Venice, and the Fairy Tale Tradition by Ruth B. Bottigheimer

Fairy Godfather: Straparola, Venice, and the Fairy Tale Tradition

Ruth B. Bottigheimer

176 pages first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction classics literary adventurous mysterious medium-paced
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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 th...

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