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5 unusual facts about Giambattista Basile


Basile

Giambattista Basile (1566/1575–1632), Italian poet, courtier, and fairy tale collector

Corvetto

Corvetto is an Italian literary fairy tale written by Giambattista Basile in his 1634 work, the Pentamerone.

Fairy godmother

Indeed, the fairy godmothers were added to The Sleeping Beauty by Perrault; no such figures appeared in his source, "Sole, Luna, e Talia" by Giambattista Basile.

The Young Slave

The Young Slave is an Italian literary fairy tale written by Giambattista Basile in his 1634 work, the Pentamerone.

Wicked fairy godmother

The oldest version of Sleeping Beauty that has been preserved is Sun, Moon, and Talia from Giambattista Basile's Pentamerone.



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