Shakespeare and the Folktale : : An Anthology of Stories / / ed. by Charlotte Artese.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2019 English
• MitwirkendeR: Abrahams, Roger D.,; Afanas'ev, Aleksandr,; Alta Silva, Johannes de,; Asbjørnsen, Peter Christian,; Basile, Giambattista,; Bladé, Jean-François,; Bruford, Alan,; Buchan, Peter,; Bushnaq, Inea,; Busk, Rachel Harriette,; Calvino, Italo,; Frédéric Ortoli, Jean-Baptiste,; Grimm, Jacob,; Grimm, Wilhelm,; Grundtvig, Svend,; Hurston, Zora Neale,; Jacobs, Joseph,; Jones, W. Henry,; Kennedy, Patrick,; Kropf, Lewis L.,; Kuka, Meherjibhai Nosherwanji,; Lorimer, D.L.R.,; Lorimer, E. O.,; MacLellan, Angus,; Mas'udi,,; Moe, Jørgen,; Naṭeṣa Ṣāstrī, Saṅgēndi Mahāliṅgam,; Noy, Dov,; Paget, Violet,; Payne, John,; Pino-Saavedra, Yolando,; Ranke, Kurt,; Straparola, Giovanni Francesco,; Synge, J. M.,; Tezel, Naki,; Wales, Gerald of,; d'Aulnoy, Marie-Catherine,
• HerausgeberIn: Artese, Charlotte,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2019]; ©2019
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (392 p.)

An international collection of the traditional tales that inspired some of Shakespeare's greatest playsShakespeare knew a good story when he heard one, and he wasn't afraid to borrow from what he heard or read, especially traditional folktales. The Merchant of Venice, for example, draws from "A Pound of Flesh," while King Lear begins in the same way as "Love Like Salt," with a king asking his three daughters how much they love him, then banishing the youngest when her cryptic reply displeases him. This unique anthology presents more than forty versions of folktales related to eight Shakespeare plays: The Taming of the Shrew, The Comedy of Errors, Titus Andronicus, The Merchant of Venice, All's Well That Ends Well, King Lear, Cymbeline, and The Tempest. These fascinating and diverse tales come from Europe, the Middle East, India, the Caribbean, and South America, and include stories by Gerald of Wales, Marie-Catherine D'Aulnoy, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, Giambattista Basile, J. M. Synge, Zora Neale Hurston, Italo Calvino, and many more. Organized by play, each chapter includes a brief introduction discussing the intriguing connections between the play and the gathered folktales. Shakespeare and the Folktale can be read for the pure pleasure these lively tales give as much as for the insight into Shakespeare's plays they provide.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- I. The Taming of the Shrew -- Introduction -- Taming of the Shrew -- The Most Obedient Wife -- How a Bad Daughter Was Made a Good Wife -- Lord for a Day -- The Frolicksome Duke: Or, The Tinker's Good Fortune -- Asleep and Awake -- The Wicked Queen Reformed by Whipping by a Cobbler -- The Queen and the Tripe-Seller -- II. The Comedy of Errors -- Introduction -- The Twins or Blood-Brothers -- The Enchanted Doe -- The Story of the Two Golden Brothers -- Black Jack and White Jack -- III. Titus Andronicus -- Introduction -- The Revenge of the Castrated Man -- Revenge -- The Scene of Sorrows -- The Lady and the Blackamoor -- The Maiden without Hands -- The Maiden without Hands -- The Cruel Stepmother -- The Envious Sisters -- Olive -- The Armless Maiden -- IV. The Merchant of Venice -- Introduction -- A Pound of Flesh -- The Creditor -- White Onion -- The Cruel Creditor -- Fareed and the Kázi -- Three Caskets -- The Maid in the Country Underground -- V. All's Well That Ends Well -- Introduction -- The Man Who Deserted His Wife -- Ortodosio, Isabella, Argentina -- Catherine the Wise -- The Sultan's Camp Follower -- The Talisman of Chastity -- VI. King Lear -- Introduction -- Love Like Salt -- Cap o' Rushes -- The Turkey-Girl -- Marie, the King's Daughter -- The Gift of God -- The Goose Girl at the Spring -- VII. Cymbeline -- Introduction -- The Wager on the Wife's Chastity -- The Wager on the Wife's Chastity -- The Innkeeper of Moscow -- Wormwood -- The Lady O'Conor -- Snow White -- Blanca Rosa and the Forty Thieves -- The Glass Coffin -- Lasair Gheug, the King of Ireland's Daughter -- The Maiden Who Seeks Her Brothers -- The Twelve Wild Ducks -- VIII. The Tempest -- Introduction -- The Magic Flight -- Nix Nought Nothing -- Green Sleeves -- The Two Kings' Children -- Jack Beats the Devil -- The Bee and the Orange Tree -- Bibliography -- Index -- Text Credits