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...a treasure...All the magic elements of the folk and fairy tales are in these stories, but with a delightfully Sicilian angle: stories where a mans word is his life, a woman can leave her home and determine her own fate, and working hard reaps reward. When I finished the last page, I knew this book was a labor of love and deserved my respect. -- Kathryn Thurman, Territorial Tattler
These books are the first English translations of a collection of Sicilian folk and fairy tales, published in High German by a Swiss woman who was born in Messina in 1842!.
–Applessed Quarterly, Winter 2005
These books are the first English translations of a collection of Sicilian folk and fairy tales, published in High German by a Swiss woman who was born in Messina in 1842!.
–Applessed Quarterly, Winter 2005
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"The Sicilian tales in Beautiful Angiola are a revelation; not in their originality, because like all great collected folk and fairy tales they are universal. . . . What a wonderful collection for any folklorist, Italian and especially Sicilian! Strega Nona (who is Calabrese) approves!." -- Tomie dePaola
Here is the complete text of Beautiful Angiola and The Robber with the Witch's Head -- plus two never-before translated stories. In the late nineteenth century, Laura Gonzenbach collected these stories throughout her native Sicily. Jack Zipes's sparkling translations bring these stories to life for English-speaking readers. Witches and princes, magic and trickery, and a parade of lively characters make Beautiful Angiola the perfect book for anyone who loves folk and fairy tales.
Here is the complete text of Beautiful Angiola and The Robber with the Witch's Head -- plus two never-before translated stories. In the late nineteenth century, Laura Gonzenbach collected these stories throughout her native Sicily. Jack Zipes's sparkling translations bring these stories to life for English-speaking readers. Witches and princes, magic and trickery, and a parade of lively characters make Beautiful Angiola the perfect book for anyone who loves folk and fairy tales.
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beautifully covered table, dear little horse, popolari siciliani, dear purse, gold donkey, deceitful slave, clever maiden, third hermit, vanished princess, twelve robbers, popolari siciliane, magic cane, second hermit, youngest princess, splendid wedding, beautiful braids, dialect tales, how many feathers, next morning the queen, older brother lives, beautiful coffin, four princesses, five thalers, bona vista, seven robbers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Saint Joseph, Master Giuseppe, Betta Pilusa, Count Piro, Don Giovanni, Saint Francis, Virgin Mary, Fata Morgana, King Cardiddu, Master Pippu, Donna Maria, King Chicchereddu, Prince Scursuni, Saint James of Galicia, Saint John, Peasant Truthful, Cirimimminu Count, Saint Peter, Master Antoni, Master Paul, Mount Calvary, Count of the Underworld, Jordan River, Saint Giovanni New!
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beautifully covered table, dear little horse, popolari siciliani, dear purse, gold donkey, deceitful slave, clever maiden, third hermit, vanished princess, twelve robbers, popolari siciliane, magic cane, second hermit, youngest princess, splendid wedding, beautiful braids, dialect tales, how many feathers, next morning the queen, older brother lives, beautiful coffin, four princesses, five thalers, bona vista, seven robbers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Saint Joseph, Master Giuseppe, Betta Pilusa, Count Piro, Don Giovanni, Saint Francis, Virgin Mary, Fata Morgana, King Cardiddu, Master Pippu, Donna Maria, King Chicchereddu, Prince Scursuni, Saint James of Galicia, Saint John, Peasant Truthful, Cirimimminu Count, Saint Peter, Master Antoni, Master Paul, Mount Calvary, Count of the Underworld, Jordan River, Saint Giovanni New!
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- The Golden Ass (Penguin Classics) by Apuleius in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Golden Ass (Dodo Press) by Lucius Apuleius in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Cupid and Psyche (Penguin Epics) by Apuleius in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Golden Ass (Oxford World's Classics) by Apuleius in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Customs and Habits of the Sicilian Peasants by Salvatore Salomone-Marino in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
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