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Translations of the forewords and afterwords by original fairy tale authors and commentaries by their contemporaries, material that has not been widely published in English.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Copyright Page
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. v-vi
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. pp. vii-xii
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  1. Address to the Reader
  2. pp. xiii-xiv
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  1. I. An Introduction to Fairy Tales and the Boccaccian Literary Model
  1. 1. An Introduction to Fairy Tales
  2. pp. 3-12
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  1. 2. Giovanni Boccaccio, The Genealogy of the Pagan Gods (begun circa 1350)
  2. pp. 13-22
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  1. II. Fairy Tales in Italy:Early Authors, Theorists, and Critics
  1. 3. The Literary Fairy Tale in Italy
  2. pp. 25-40
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  1. 4. Giovan Francesco Straparola,The Pleasant Nights (1551, 1553)
  2. pp. 41-46
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  1. 5. Andrea Calmo, “Letter to Signora Frondosa”(1556)
  2. pp. 47-54
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  1. 6. Girolamo Bargagli, Dialogue on Games That Are Played during the Sienese Veglie (1572, written 1563)
  2. pp. 55-60
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  1. 7. Giambattista Basile, The Tale of Tales (Dedication for Day 1, 1634)
  2. pp. 61-66
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  1. 8. Girolamo Brusoni, The Glories of the Incogniti,Or the Illustrious Men of the Academy of the“Unknown Gentlemen” (1647)
  2. pp. 67-70
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  1. 9. Pompeo Sarnelli, Foreword to Giambattista Basile’s Pentamerone (1674) and Foreword to An Outing to Posillipo (1684)
  2. pp. 71-80
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  1. 10. Bartolomeo Lupardi, “Dedicatory Letter to Signor Giuseppe Spada” (1679)
  2. pp. 81-84
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  1. 11. Maddelena and Teresa Manfredi, and Teresa and Angiola Zanotti, The Gossip on the Chair (1742)
  2. pp. 85-88
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  1. 12. Ferdinando Galiani, On the Neapolitan Dialect ([1779])1
  2. pp. 89-94
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  1. 13. Luigi Serio, The Fart. Response to On the Neapolitan Dialect (1780)
  2. pp. 95-98
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  1. III. Fairy Tales and Fairyland Fictions in France:Establishing the Canon
  1. 14. Fairy Tales and Fairyland Fictions in France
  2. pp. 101-112
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  1. 15. Charles Perrault, Griselda, Novella, with the Tale of Donkeyskin and That of the Ridiculous Wishes. Fourth Edition (1695)1
  2. pp. 113-124
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  1. 16. Charles Perrault, Tales of My Mother Goose (1695)
  2. pp. 125-126
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  1. 17. Marie-Jeanne Lhéritier de Villandon, Diverse Works1 (1696)
  2. pp. 127-154
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  1. 18. Catherine Bernard, “Prince Rosebush” and“Ricky of the Tuft” in Inès of Cordova: A Spanish Novel (1696)1
  2. pp. 155-158
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  1. 19. Mercure galant, Extract from The History of the Marquise / Marquis of Banneville (September 1696)
  2. pp. 159-162
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  1. 20. Charles Perrault, Histories, or Tales of Past Times, with Morals (1697) License
  2. pp. 163-164
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  1. 21. [Editor] Mercure galant, Presentation of Histories, or Tales of Past Times1 (January 1697)
  2. pp. 165-166
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  1. 22. Marie-Catherine1 d’Aulnoy, Tales of the Fairies (1697)2 and New Tales, or The Fashionable Fairies (1698)3
  2. pp. 167-194
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  1. 23. Charlotte Rose de La Force, “Notice Concerning the Following Story” in The Tales of the Tales1 (1698)
  2. pp. 195-198
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  1. 24. Henriette Julie de Murat, Sublime and Allegorical Histories (1699)1
  2. pp. 199-206
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  1. 26. Antoine Galland, Thousand and One Nights.Arab Tales Translated into French (1704–1717)
  2. pp. 221-228
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  1. Works Cited
  2. pp. 229-242
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  1. Contributors
  2. pp. 243-244
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 245-254
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  1. Back Cover
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