The Great Fairy Tale Tradition: From Straparola and Basile to the Brothers Grimm

CLEVER THIEVES Giovan Francesco Straparola • Cassandrino the Thief Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm • The Master Thief SWINDLED SWINDLERS Giovan Francesco Straparola • The Priest Scarpacifico Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm • Little Farmer INCESTUOUS FATHERS Giovan Francesco Straparola • Tebaldo Giambattista Basile • The Bear Charles Perrault • Donkey-Skin Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm • All Fur BEASTLY BORN HEROES Giovan Francesco Straparola • The Pig Prince Marie-Catherine d’Aulnoy • The Wild Boar Henriette Julie de Murat • The Pig King Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm • Hans My Hedgehog THE WISHES OF FOOLS Giovan Francesco Straparola • Pietro the Fool Giambattista Basile • Peruonto Marie-Catherine d’Aulnoy • The Dolphin Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm • Simple Hans DANGEROUS SIRENS Giovan Francesco Straparola • Fortunio and the Siren Jean de Mailly • Fortunio Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm • The Nixie in the Pond DISGUISED HEROES Giovan Francesco Straparola • Constanza/Constanzo Giambattista Basile • The Three Crowns Marie-Catherine d’Aulnoy • Belle-Belle, or The Chevalier Fortuné Henriette Julie de Murat • The Savage ENVIOUS SISTERS Giovan Francesco Straparola • Ancilotto, King of Provino Marie-Catherine d’Aulnoy • Princess Belle-Etoile and Prince Cheri Eustache Le Noble • The Bird of Truth Antoine Galland • The Two Sisters Who Envied their Cadette Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm • The Three Little Birds WILD MEN Giovan Francesco Straparola • Guerrino and the Wild Man Jean de Mailly • Prince Guerini Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm • The Wild Man Friedmund von Arnim • Iron Hans Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm • Iron Hans COMPETITIVE BROTHERS Girolamo Morlini • Three Brothers Who Become Wealthy Wandering the World Giovan Francesco Straparola • The Three Brothers Giambattista Basile • The Five Brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm • The Four Skillful Brothers TRIUMPHANT APPRENTICES Giovan Francesco Straparola • Maestro Lattantio and his Apprentice Dionigi Eustache Le Noble • The Apprentice Magician Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm • The Thief and his Master BROTHERLY LOVE Giovan Francesco Straparola • Cesarino, the Dragon Slayer Giambattista Basile • The Merchant Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm • The Two Brothers SHREWD CATS Giovan Francesco Straparola • Constantino Fortunato Giambattista Basile • Cagliuso Charles Perrault • The Master Cat; or, Puss in Boots Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm • Puss in Boots VIRTUOUS QUEENS Giovan Francesco Straparola • Biancabella and the Snake Jean de Mailly • Blanche Belle MAGIC HELPERS Giambattista Basile • The Ogre Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm • The Magic Table, the Golden Donkey, and the Club in the Sack FOOLISH PEASANTS Giambattista Basile • Vardiello Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm • Freddy and Katy THE REVENGE AND REWARD OF NEGLECTED DAUGHTERS Giambattista Basile • The Cat Cinderella Charles Perrault • Cinderella; or, The Glass Slipper Marie-Catherine d’Aulnoy • Finette Cendron Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm • Cinderella THE POWER OF LOVE Giambattista Basile • Petrosinella Charlotte-Rose de la Force • Persinette Friedrich Schulz • Rapunzel Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm • Rapunzel TERRIBLE CURSES AND LUCKY PRINCES Giambattista Basile • The Dove Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm • The Two Kings’ Children THE FATHER’S BETRAYAL Giovanni Fiorentino • Dionigia and the King of England Giambattista Basile • The Maiden Without Hands Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm • The Maiden Without Hands THE ART OF GOOD CONDUCT Giambattista Basile • Sapia Liccarda Marie-Jeanne Lhéritier • The Discreet Princess, or The Adventures of Finette REWARDS AND PUNISHMENTS FOR GOOD AND BAD GIRLS Giambattista Basile • The Three Fairies Marie-Jeanne Lhéritier • The Enchantments of Eloquence; or, The Effects of Sweetness Charles Perrault • The Fairies Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont • Aurore and Aimée Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm • Mother Holle MAGICAL TRANSFORMATIONS Giambattista Basile • The Three Animal Kings Friedmund von Arnim • The Castle of the Golden Sun Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm • The Crystal Ball THE FATE OF SPINNING Giambattista Basile • The Seven Pieces of Bacon Rind Marie-Jeanne Lhéritier • Ricdin-Ricdon Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm • Rumpelstiltskin Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm • The Three Spinners Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm • The Lazy Spinner GOOD AT HEART AND UGLY AS SIN Giambattista Basile • The Two Cakes Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm • The White Bride and the Black Bride FAITHFUL SISTERS Giambattista Basile • The Seven Doves Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm • The Twelve Brothers FAITHFUL SERVANTS Giambattista Basile • The Raven Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm • Faithful Johannes THE TAMING OF SHREWS Giambattista Basile • Pride Punished Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm • King Thrushbeard LUCKY BUMPKINS Giambattista Basile • The Goose Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm • The Golden Goose THE FRUITFUL SLEEP Giambattista Basile • Sun, Moon, and Talia Charles Perrault • Sleeping Beauty Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm • Brier Rose ABANDONED CHILDREN Giambattista Basile • Ninnillo and Nennella Charles Perrault • Little Thumbling Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm • Hansel and Gretel INCONVENIENT MARRIAGES Catherine Bernard • Riquet with the Tuft Charles Perrault • Riquest with the Tuft Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont • Spirituel and Astre BLOODTHIRSTY HUSBANDS Charles Perrault • Bluebeard Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm • Bluebeard Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm • The Robber Bridegroom Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm • Fitcher’s Bird DANGEROUS WOLVES AND NAIVE GIRLS Charles Perrault • Little Red Riding Hood Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm • Little Red Cap LOVE CONQUERS ALL Marie-Catherine d’Aulnoy • The Orange Tree and the Bee Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm • Okerlo COMPASSIONATE SISTERS AND UNGRATEFUL DEMONS Caroline Stahl • The Ungrateful Dwarf Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm • Snow White and Rose Red THE REDEEMER Albert Ludwig Grimm • The Three Princes Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm • The Queen Bee THE BEAST AS BRIDEGROOM Marie-Catherine d’Aulnoy • The Ram Jean Paul Bignon • Princess Zeineb and King Leopard Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont • Beauty and the Beast Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm • The Singing, Springing Lark CRITICISM Jack Zipes • The Cross-Cultural Connections and the Contamination of the Classical Fairy Tale W. G. Waters • [The Mysterious Giovan Francesco Straparola, Founding Father of the Fairy Tale] Benedetto Croce • [The Fantastic Accomplishment of Giambattista Basile and His Tale of Tales] Lewis Siefert • The Marvelous in Context: The Place of the Contes de Fées in Late Seventeenth-Century France Patricia Hannon • Corps cadavres: Heroes and Heroines in the Tales of Perrault Harry Velten • The Influence of Charles Perrault’s Contes de ma Mère L’oie on German Folklore Siegfried Neumann • The Brothers Grimm as Collectors and Editors of German Folklore Selected Bibliography