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Podcast Series in Italian: Fiabe e Racconti Ritrovati
Podcast series on lesser-known Italian folk and fairy tales, hosted by Radio Dante, a multilingual radio programme run by the European Cultural Centre La Dante in Cambridge.
Episode 1: “La scaltra contadinella”, Laura Gonzenbach
Link: https://www.radiodante.org/radioshow/radio-dante-racconta-fiabe-e-racconti-ritrovati-1-la-scaltra-contadinella-di-laura-gonzenbach/
Link: https://www.radiodante.org/radioshow/radio-dante-racconta-fiabe-e-racconti-ritrovati-1-la-scaltra-contadinella-di-laura-gonzenbach/
Episode 2: “La storia di ‘Si racconta’”, Giuseppe Pitrè
Link: https://www.radiodante.org/radioshow/2-radio-dante-racconta-fiabe-e-racconti-ritrovati-2-la-storia-di-si-racconta-giuseppe-pitre/
Link: https://www.radiodante.org/radioshow/2-radio-dante-racconta-fiabe-e-racconti-ritrovati-2-la-storia-di-si-racconta-giuseppe-pitre/
Suggested Further Readings
Selection of Folk and Fairy-tale Anthologies
Diverse cultural traditions:
- Bacchilega, Cristina and Marie Alohalani Brown (eds) (2019). The Penguin Book of Mermaids. New York: Penguin.
- Carter, Angela (ed.) (1990). The Virago Book of Fairy Tales, illustrated by Corinna Sargood. London: Virago.
- Estés, Clarissa Pinkola (1996). The Dangerous Old Woman: Myths and Stories of the Wise Old Woman Archetype. New York: Random House Large Print.
- Tatar, Maria (ed.) (2017). The Classic Fairy Tales. New York and London: Norton.
- Zipes, Jack (ed.) (1986). Don’t Bet on the Prince: Contemporary Feminist Fairy Tales in North America and England. New York: Routledge.
Italian folklore and fairy tales:
- Calvino, Italo (1980 [1956]). Italian Folktales Selected and Retold by Italo Calvino, trans. George Martin, with an introduction translated by Catherine Hill. New York: Pantheon Books.
- Deledda, Grazia (2016). Leggende e fiabe della Sardegna, edited by Chiara Livretti, illustrated by Eva Rasano. Cagliari: Condaghes. [A selection of Sardinian legends and fairy tales written by Grazia Deledda in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century]
- Gonzenbach, Laura (2006 [1870]). Beautiful Angiola: The Lost Sicilian Folk and Fairy Tales of Laura Gonzenbach, ed. and trans. Jack Zipes. New York: Routledge.
Irish folklore and fairy tales:
- Gregory, Lady Augusta (2006 [1920]). Visions and Beliefs in the West of Ireland. Gerrards Cross: Smythe.
- Wilde, Lady Jane (1971 [1887]). Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms, and Superstitions of Ireland, with Sketches of the Irish Past, illustrated by Dara O'Loughlin. Ireland: O'Gorman.
- Yeats, William Butler (1979 [1888; 1892]). Fairy and Folk Tales of Ireland, with a foreword by Kathleen Raine. London: Picador.
Suggested online resources
- FolkloreThursday: an online magazine with folklore articles from the some of the best creatives and academics from around the world, founded by Dee Dee Chainey and Willow Winsham. https://folklorethursday.com/
- Once Upon A Blog: Fairy Tale News: a blog focusing on the use of fairy tales all over the globe, created and edited by Gypsy Thornton. http://fairytalenewsblog.blogspot.com/
- SurLaLune: a website created by Heidi Anne Heiner, which gives access to a database with over 5,000 folk and fairy tales from around the world. https://www.surlalunefairytales.com/books.php
- The Carterhaugh School of Folklore and the Fantastic: an online centre for classes on folk narrative and fantastic literature, founded by award-winning folklorists, teachers, and writers Dr. Sara Cleto and Dr. Brittany Warman. https://carterhaughschool.com/blog/
- The Folklore Podcast: a podcast that brings world-class experts in the field of folklore to a wide audience, created and hosted by Mark Norman. http://www.thefolklorepodcast.com
- Lecture on “Utopian Tendencies of Oddly Modern Fairy Tales”, with fairy-tale expert Prof. Jack Zipes. https://youtu.be/aMdLXij02fU
- TEDxTalk on “The Mythic Imagination”, with award-winning writer Dr. Sharon Blackie. https://youtu.be/f5-b2__qRM8
- TEDxTalk on “Can fairy tales be feminist?”, with artist, illustrator and author Erin-Claire Barrow. https://youtu.be/-R5bPL7brbQ