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La figlia del Sole: la magia según Calvino

Culturas populares. Revista electrónica 6 (2008)

This article analyzes the theoretical principles used by Italo Calvino for the recreation of folktales in the book Fiabe italiane and studies the tale La figlia del Sole (ATU 898), comparing the story written by Calvino with some other versions taken from the italian oral tradition and revealing the writer's interventions.