Giambattista Basile

Step back in time and discover the captivating world of Italian folklore with Giambattista Basile's "Stories from Pentamerone." This collection of fairy tales and folk tales offers a glimpse into the rich cultural heritage of Italy. A cornerstone of Italian literature, "Stories from Pentamerone" preserves the oral traditions and storytelling artistry of a bygone era. Within these pages, readers will encounter a diverse array of narratives, reflecting the beliefs, customs, and imaginations of the Italian people. These carefully curated folk tales offer a unique window into the past, providing insights into the social fabric and cultural identity of Italy. This meticulously prepared print edition ensures that these timeless stories are accessible to all who appreciate the enduring power of folklore and the magic of fairy tales. A classic collection for enthusiasts of European literature and those captivated by the universal appeal of folk legends. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Step back in time and discover the captivating world of Italian folklore with Giambattista Basile's "Stories from Pentamerone." This collection of fairy tales and folk tales offers a glimpse into the rich cultural heritage of Italy. A cornerstone of Italian literature, "Stories from Pentamerone" preserves the oral traditions and storytelling artistry of a bygone era. Within these pages, readers will encounter a diverse array of narratives, reflecting the beliefs, customs, and imaginations of the Italian people. These carefully curated folk tales offer a unique window into the past, providing insights into the social fabric and cultural identity of Italy. This meticulously prepared print edition ensures that these timeless stories are accessible to all who appreciate the enduring power of folklore and the magic of fairy tales. A classic collection for enthusiasts of European literature and those captivated by the universal appeal of folk legends. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Imja Dzhambattisty Bazile (1583-1632), avtora "Skazki skazok", sovsem nedavno stalo izvestno russkojazychnomu chitatelju, i tem ne menee emu neplokho znakomy istorii Bazile - v perelozhenii Sharlja Perro, Karlo Gotstsi i bratev Grimm. U avtora-neapolitantsa, odnako, eti brodjachie sjuzhety neredko obretajut sovsem neozhidannuju okrasku: u nego i zolushka v sostojanii dat dostojnyj otpor machekhe, i spjaschaja krasavitsa posle probuzhdenija vedet sebja daleko ne luchshim obrazom... Frivolnye i dazhe zhestokie sjuzhety, vmeshatelstvo fej i orkov, geroi, kotorye ne lezut za slovom v karman, gorjachnost junosti i unynie starosti, nazidanija i prikljuchenija - vse eto vmestilos v pjatidnevnyj skazochnyj marafon, v pjatdesjat zanimatelnykh i pouchitelnykh istorij (otsjuda i esche odno nazvanie knigi - "Pentameron", "pjatidnevnik"). Izdanie proilljustrirovano rabotami anglijskogo khudozhnika Uorvika Gobla.

Predlagaem vnimaniju chitatelja pervyj v istorii evropejskoj literatury sbornik skazok - knigu neapolitanskogo pisatelja Dzhambattisty Bazile (1566-1632), tak i ozaglavlennuju - "Skazka skazok". V skazku o junoj printsesse, pokinuvshej dvorets v poiskakh predskazannogo ej zhenikha, kak v ramku, zakljucheny pjatdesjat drugikh istorij, razdelennykh po pjati dnjam (otsjuda vtoroe nazvanie, pod kotorym izvestna eta kniga - "Pentameron"). Sjuzhety i motivy Bazile okazali vlijanie na mnogikh skazochnikov posledujuschikh vekov - kak prjamoe (na Sharlja Perro, Karlo Gotstsi i bratev Grimm), tak i oposredovannoe (vplot do A. S. Pushkina, P. P. Ershova i P. P. Bazhova). Odnako nepovtorimym proizvedeniem prozy barokko delajut knigu Bazile ne stolko sjuzhety, skolko jarkij avtorskij stil - nasyschennost povestvovanija bytovymi realijami Italii XVII v., poslovitsami i pogovorkami, tsitatami latinskikh i italjanskikh avtorov, detskim folklorom, obraztsami zhargona studentov, soldat i kartochnykh shulerov... Perevodchik: Epifanov Petr Khudozhnik: Khegenbart Jozef

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"Pentameron" vkljuchaet pjatdesjat novell, napisannykh na neapolitanskom dialekte i literaturno obrabotannykh v stile barokko, kotorye svjazany mezhdu soboj edinym obramleniem: desjat molodykh ljudej i dam poocheredno rasskazyvajut drug drugu razlichnye volshebnye istorii na protjazhenii pjati dnej - otsjuda i nazvanie "Pentamerone" (bukvalno "Pjatidnev"). Skazki pomescheny v ramku, kotoraja, po suti svoej, tozhe skazka, - takoj priem stal traditsionnym v italjanskoj novellistike so vremen "Dekamerona"; on zhe ispolzovan vo mnogikh drugikh knigakh, naprimer v indijskoj "Panchatantre" i arabskoj "Tysjache i odnoj nochi". V "Pentamerone" Bazile v prikhotlivoj prizme skazki prelomljaet vechnye chelovecheskie chuvstva, odnovremenno risuja porazitelnuju po shirote okhvata kartinu svoej epokhi. Sbornik javljaetsja bogatejshim istochnikom po juzhnoitaljanskomu bytu nachala XVII veka. "Skazochnyj mir Bazile bogat, chudesnoe i obydennoe ne otdeleny v nem neprokhodimoj stenoj, a, kak dobrye sosedi, zhivut rjadom, - otmechal poet I. Golenischev-Kutuzov. - Chudovischa, fei, vedmy, govorjaschie koshki, domovye, mudrye sverchki, razumnye myshi, kolduny i kolduni predstavleny v "Pentamerone" po-domashnemu dobrodushno. Ljudoed s zhenoj sidjat za uzhinom pered otkrytym oknom, chtob ne bylo zharko, a poev, nachinajut beskonechnye spletni i peresudy. Printsy, koroli i printsessy, khotja i zhivut pobogache prochikh, po svoim privychkam, interesam i dazhe umstvennomu krugozoru nemnogim otlichajutsja ot bednykh zhitelej Neapolja. U Bazile neischerpaemaja sposobnost vydumyvat, kombinirovat i modulirovat temy, on redko povtorjaetsja, udivljaja bogatstvom sjuzhetov i situatsij. Odna iz glavnykh osobennostej "Pentamerona" - umeloe soedinenie tragicheskogo i komicheskogo, ironii i chuvstvitelnosti, nasmeshlivosti i familjarnosti. Neapolitanskomu pisatelju v vysshej stepeni prisuschi jumor i chuvstvo mery, kotorykh poroj nedostaet nemetskim skazkam. Bazile chutok k chelovecheskomu gorju, ego simpatii vsegda na storone gonimykh i nespravedlivo obizhennykh. I khotja zlo, podlost i verolomstvo neredko torzhestvujut v realnom mire, v ego skazkakh v kontse kontsov posle dolgikh ispytanij i muchenij dobrye, terpelivye i slabye vsegda voznagrazhdajutsja". Iz antologii Dzhambattista Bazile cherpali vdokhnovenie mnogie pisateli-skazochniki: kak vysheupomjanutye bratja Grimm i Sharl Perro, tak i Karlo Gotstsi, Ljudvig Tik, takzhe sjuzhety iz "Pentamerona" proslezhivajutsja v skazkakh Pushkina, v "Konke-Gorbunke" Ershova, v "Uralskikh skazakh" Bazhova... Kak zapisal v 1822 godu Jakob Grimm: "Pentameron - samoe bogatoe i samoe izyskannoe iz vsekh skazochnykh sobranij mira". V nastojaschem izdanii predstavleny izbrannye istorii iz "Pentamerona", proilljustrirovannye zamechatelnym anglijskim illjustratorom Uorvikom Goblom. Perevodchik: Verkin A.