{"product_id":"italian-popular-tales-thomas-crane-9781576072721","title":"Italian Popular Tales","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn important reintroduction to this literature, this compilation of Thomas Crane's original translations of Italian folk stories includes new critical analysis.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor 19th-century folklorist Thomas Crane, the value of collecting, translating, and reproducing folktales lay in their \"internationalism\"--their capacity to reveal how the customs of a particular group, no matter how unique, are linked to many others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his classic collection, edited and updated by contemporary folklorist Jack Zipes, Crane traces the roots of Italian folktales to their origins, often in the Orient, then shows how they diffused in unpredictable and marvelous ways throughout Italy and over the centuries. A contemporary of the brothers Grimm, Crane offers a richer, more complex selection of oral and literary tales. Unlike the Grimms, he doesn't edit or modify the tales, which deal openly with surprisingly contemporary subjects: murder, adultery, incest, child abuse, and brutal vengeance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Crane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 157607272X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781576072721\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ABC-CLIO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/05\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 390\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.06h x 7.20w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2002 pg. 1589","brand":"Thomas Crane","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46465531412735,"sku":"9781576072721","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f1fd0543-3a78-4d36-bfb7-72622de79500.jpg?v=1736346522","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/italian-popular-tales-thomas-crane-9781576072721","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}