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The Tale of Tales, or Entertainment for Little Ones
by Giambattista Basile
Fifty fairy tales, told over five nights, from Italy over two centuries before the Brothers Grimm.
These tales weren't exactly for the little ones, as the subtitle suggests. Lots of excrement, sex, and racism. And obscure references--jokes about Italian culture of the time--that you're constantly having to stop and look up.
Not my favorite collection and not the easiest to read, but still interesting, especially seeing tales that were later picked up and censored by the Grimms.
These tales weren't exactly for the little ones, as the subtitle suggests. Lots of excrement, sex, and racism. And obscure references--jokes about Italian culture of the time--that you're constantly having to stop and look up.
Not my favorite collection and not the easiest to read, but still interesting, especially seeing tales that were later picked up and censored by the Grimms.