Entries from 2023-01-01 to 1 year

Aucassin in Nicolette, illustrated by Anne Anderson

The Story of Aucassin in Nicolette with pictures by Anne Anderson Aucassin in Nicolette is a so-called chantefable or Song-Story, a combination of verse and prose, similar to prosimetrum. It's a unique example of the genre, made of then we…

Pentamerone

The Pentamerone, or The Story of the Stories by Giambattista Basile The Story of the Stories (or sometimes The Tale of the Tales) is officially the first collection of fairy tales presenting several plots from popular fairy tales like Rapu…