Project Gutenberg 2025-01-31 Public domain in the USA. 391 Straparola, Giovanni Francesco Straparola, Gian Francesco Straparola, Giovanfrancesco Straparola, Giovani Francesco Straparola, Giovan Francesco Straparole, J.-F. (Jean-François) Straparole, Jean-François Straparole, J.-F. (Jean-Francois) Hughes, Edward Robert 1851 1914 Hughes, E. R. (Edward Robert) Waters, W. G. (William George) 1844 1928 Waters, William George The nights of Straparola, volume 1 [of 2] $aLondon :$bLawrence and Bullen, $c1894. Wikipedia page on this work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Facetious_Nights_of_Straparola Richard Tonsing, Tim Lindell, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Nights of Straparola, Volume 1" by Giovanni Francesco Straparola is a rich collection of fables and stories written in the mid-16th century. The work serves as a foundational piece in the history of European fairy tales, blending various themes from folklore, morality, and courtly life. It features a colorful cast of characters, including noble figures and common folk, who navigate through moral lessons often established through both humor and misadventure. The beginning of "The Nights of Straparola" introduces readers to a charming assembly of characters—including the graceful Lucretia and her entourage of beautiful maidens—who gather in a splendid palace to share stories during the Carnival season. The tales are brought to life through their vivid narratives, starting with a fable about Salardo, a young man who defies the wise injunctions left by his deceased father, leading to a series of comedic and tragic misfortunes. The stories are structured around humor and moral teachings, and set the stage for the rich storytelling tradition that Straparola advocates, proving to be both entertaining and thought-provoking as the characters grapple with notions of love, loyalty, and folly. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/nightsofstraparo01stra/page/n8 20190218042847straparola 1894 GB Reading ease score: 61.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Tales -- Italy Fairy tales -- Italy PQ Text Category: Literature - Other Category: Short Stories Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: Classics of Literature Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 793620 2025-09-29T14:44:14.268603 text/html 764174 2025-02-01T18:49:14 text/html 5138481 2025-09-29T14:44:24.616508 application/epub+zip 5150442 2025-09-29T14:44:16.919540 application/epub+zip 420215 2025-09-29T14:44:15.710587 application/epub+zip 5488367 2025-09-29T14:44:30.509509 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5232082 2025-09-29T14:44:23.577531 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 722346 2025-09-29T14:44:13.076591 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 691022 2025-02-01T18:49:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18511 2025-09-29T14:44:30.673508 application/rdf+xml 13949 2025-09-29T14:44:15.998560 image/jpeg 1995 2025-09-29T14:44:15.850615 image/jpeg 5336326 2025-09-29T14:44:14.644674 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia