Giambattista Basile
Italian fairy tale collector (1566–1632) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Giambattista Basile (Giugliano in Campania, 15 February 1566 (date of baptism)[3] – February 1632) was an Italian poet, courtier, and fairy tale collector. His collections include the oldest recorded forms of many well-known (and more obscure) European fairy tales.[4] He is chiefly remembered for writing the collection of Neapolitan fairy tales known as Il Pentamerone.
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Native name | Joannes Baptista[1] |
Born | (1566-02-15)February 15, 1566[2] Giugliano in Campania, Kingdom of Naples (present-day Italy) |
Died | 23 February 1632(1632-02-23) (aged 66) Giugliano in Campania, Kingdom of Naples (present-day Italy) |
Pen name | Gian Alesio Abbatutis |
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Notable works | Lo Cunto de li Cunti |
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