Giambattista Basile
Italian writer
- Lived
- 1566–1632
- Country
- Kingdom of Naples
- Also writes as
- Gian Alesio Abbattutis
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About Giambattista Basile
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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