Giovanni Francesco Straparola
Author of Le piacevoli notti
About the Author
Works by Giovanni Francesco Straparola
The Italian novelists 1 copy
Associated Works
Spells of Enchantment: The Wondrous Fairy Tales of Western Culture (1991) — Contributor — 570 copies
The Great Fairy Tale Tradition: From Straparola and Basile to the Brothers Grimm [Norton Critical Edition] (2001) — Contributor — 361 copies
Beauty and the Beast: Classic Tales About Animal Brides and Grooms from Around the World (2017) — Contributor — 104 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Straparola, Giovanni Francesco
- Birthdate
- circa 1480
- Date of death
- circa 1557
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Italy
- Country (for map)
- Italy
- Birthplace
- Caravaggio, Italy
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Reviews
The Most Delectable Nights of Straparola of Caravaggio by Giovanni Straparola
Nothing too titillating; a couple of stories are very humorous though.
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)
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- Works
- 17
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- 8
- Members
- 71
- Popularity
- #245,552
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
- 4
- ISBNs
- 19
- Languages
- 3