Beautiful Angiola: The Great Treasury Sicilian Folk and Fairy Tales PDF
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BEAUTIFUL ANGIOLA (cid:1)(cid:2)(cid:3) BEAUTIFUL ANGIOLA THE GREAT TREASURY OF SICILIAN FOLK AND FAIRY TALES COLLECTED BY LAURA GONZENBACH (cid:1)(cid:2)(cid:3) T E RANSLATED AND DITED J Z BY ACK IPES ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOELLYN ROCK Routledge New York and London Published in 2004 by Routledge 29 West 35th Street New York, NY 10001 www.routledge-ny.com Published in Great Britain by Routledge 11 New Fetter Lane London EC4P 4EE www.routledge.co.uk Copyright © 2004 by Jack Zipes Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group. Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Sicilianische Märchen. English Beautiful Angiola : the great treasury of Sicilian folk and fairy tales / collected by Laura Gonzenbach ; translated by Jack Zipes. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-415-96808-9 (HB : alk. paper) 1. Folklore—Italy—Sicily. 2. Folklore—Italy—Sicily—Classification. I. Gonzenbach, Laura, 1842-1878. II. Zipes, Jack David. III. Title. GR177.S5G6 2004 398.2'09458—dc21 2003011944 TO LUISA RUBINI WITH GRATITUDE AND ADMIRATION C ONTENTS (cid:1)(cid:2)(cid:3) LAURA GONZENBACH’S BURIED TREASURE xi A NOTE ON THE TRANSLATION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xxix 1. SORFARINA 1 2. THE GREEN BIRD 9 3. THE SNAKE WHO BORE WITNESS FOR A MAIDEN 18 4. THE SISTER OF MUNTIFIURI 21 5. THE STORY ABOUT CICCU 28 6. COUNT PIRO 41 7. BEAUTIFUL ANGIOLA 47 8. BETTA PILUSA 52 9. LIGNU DI SCUPA 59 10. DON GIOVANNI DI LA FORTUNA 63 11. FEDERICO AND EPOMATA 68 12. THE FEARLESS YOUNG MAN 81 13. CARUSEDDU 85 vii Contents 14. HOW SAINT JOSEPH HELPED A YOUNG MAN WIN THE DAUGHTER OF A KING 96 15. THE COURAGEOUS MAIDEN 103 16. THE HUMILIATED PRINCESS 107 17. RAGS AND LEAVES 112 18. THE BRAVE SHOEMAKER 118 19. PRINCE SCURSUNI 123 20. MARIA AND HER BROTHER 130 21. AUTUMUNTI AND PACCAREDDA 138 ` 22. GIUFA 144 23. THE MAGIC CANE, THE GOLD DONKEY, AND THE LITTLE STICK THAT HITS 157 24. THE SINGING BAGPIPE 161 25. GIOVANNI AND KATERINA 166 26. THE SHEPHERD WHO MADE THE PRINCESS LAUGH 174 27. BEAUTIFUL CARDIA 179 28. QUADDARUNI AND HIS SISTER 185 29. THE DAUGHTER OF THE SUN 195 30. PAPERARELLO 202 31. THE LION, HORSE, AND FOX 208 32. GIUSEPPINU 210 ` 33. CRIVOLIU 216 34. SAINT ONIRIA` 219 35. THE ABBOT WHO RESCUED THE PRINCESS 225 36. FATA MORGANA 234 37. THE PIG KING 243 38. THE COURAGEOUS PRINCE AND HIS MANY ADVENTURES 252 39. THE KING WHO WANTED A BEAUTIFUL WIFE 263 40. FERRAZZANU 266 41. SCIAURANCIOVI 269 viii Contents 42. CACCIATURINO 274 43. THE VIRGIN MARY’S CHILD 282 44. THE STORY ABOUT OHMY 287 45. THE DAUGHTER OF PRINCE CIRIMIMMINU 295 46. THE GODCHILD OF SAINT FRANCIS OF PAULA 302 47. THE STORY ABOUT THE MERCHANT’S SON PEPPINO 309 48. SPADO` NIA 318 49. KING CARDIDDU 324 50. THE PRINCESS AND KING CHICCHEREDDU 333 NOTES 341 BIBLIOGRAPHY 359 ix
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