Giambattista Basile

Giambattista Basile
Giambattista Basile
Native name	Joannes Baptista
Born	February 15, 1566; Giugliano in Campania, Kingdom of Naples (present-day Italy)
Died	23 February 1632 (aged 66); Giugliano in Campania, Kingdom of Naples (present-day Italy)
Pen name	Gian Alesio Abbatutis
Occupation	Poet; writer; courtier;
Language	Italian; Neapolitan;
Notable works	Lo Cunto de li Cunti

Giambattista Basile (Giugliano in Campania, 15 February 1566 (date of baptism)^[1] – 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.^[2] He is chiefly remembered for writing the collection of Neapolitan fairy tales known as Il Pentamerone.

^ ^a ^b ^c Coppola, Emmanuele (1998). Giovan Battista Basile nacque a Giugliano nel 1566 (in Italian).
^ Steven Swann Jones, The Fairy Tale: The Magic Mirror of Imagination, Twayne Publishers, New York, 1995, ISBN 0-8057-0950-9, p38

[Coppola-1] Coppola, Emmanuele (1998). Giovan Battista Basile nacque a Giugliano nel 1566 (in Italian).

[2] Steven Swann Jones, The Fairy Tale: The Magic Mirror of Imagination, Twayne Publishers, New York, 1995, ISBN 0-8057-0950-9, p38

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Giambattista Basile

Native name	Joannes Baptista^[1]
Born	(1566-02-15)February 15, 1566^[1] 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
Occupation	Poet writer courtier
Language	Italian Neapolitan
Notable works	Lo Cunto de li Cunti

Giambattista Basile

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