Giovanni Francesco Straparola
Author of Le piacevoli notti
About the Author
Works by Giovanni Francesco Straparola
The Pig King 1 copy
The Italian novelists 1 copy
Associated Works
Spells of Enchantment: The Wondrous Fairy Tales of Western Culture (1991) — Contributor — 604 copies, 5 reviews
The Great Fairy Tale Tradition: From Straparola and Basile to the Brothers Grimm [Norton Critical Edition] (2001) — Contributor — 391 copies, 1 review
Beauty and the Beast: Classic Tales About Animal Brides and Grooms from Around the World (2017) — Contributor — 129 copies, 2 reviews
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Straparola, Giovanni Francesco
- Birthdate
- circa 1480
- Date of death
- circa 1557
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Italy
- Birthplace
- Caravaggio, Italy
- Map Location
- Italy
Members
Reviews
Italian novella of the 16th century, a worthy, if not so great, descendant of Boccaccio, the author, Straparola, tells gutsy, sometimes bawdy tales which are here beautifully printed, bound in silk in two volumes, and illustrated by E. R. Hughes. Edition limited to 1,000 sets. Copy No.503 There are bookplates of two previous owners - Hall of Otterburn, and John Pomeroy, the latter showing Sydney Harbour bridge, opera house, etc. (Andrew Peake catalogue No. 4316)
Nothing too titillating; a couple of stories are very humorous though.
The Facetious Nights of Straparola (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press) by Giovanni Francesco Straparola
because credited as source for [b:Beauty and the Beast|7805804|Beauty and the Beast|Gianfrancesco Straparola|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1267563131l/7805804._SX50_.jpg|10802347] (in that Sunoco edition)
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- Works
- 14
- Also by
- 10
- Members
- 84
- Popularity
- #216,910
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 6
- ISBNs
- 23
- Languages
- 3