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Giambattista Basile
AuthorBooks · Second hand1566-1632
Giambattista Basile was an Italian poet, courtier, and fairy tale collector. His collections include the oldest recorded forms of many well-known European fairy tales. He is chiefly remembered for writing the collection of Neapolitan fairy tales known as Il Pentamerone.
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About Giambattista Basile
Birth
1566
Death
1632
First book
1634
Years writing
392
Giambattista Basile was an Italian poet, courtier, and fairy tale collector. His collections include the oldest recorded forms of many well-known European fairy tales. He is chiefly remembered for writing the collection of Neapolitan fairy tales known as Il Pentamerone.
Giambattista Basile was a prominent Neapolitan writer and poet of the 17th century.
He is world-renowned for being the author of the Pentamerone, a cornerstone of fantasy literature.
Under the pseudonym Gian Alesio Abbattutis, he brought to life stories that have endured for centuries.
His work as a collector of folk tales was essential in preserving the folklore of the Naples region.
Beyond his literary career, Basile held political positions and was a prolific author with over fifty published works.
