Dear Jameela, for information on Italian children's literature try
contacting Ann Lawson Lucas, Department of Italian, University of Hull,
Hull HU6 7RX, GB email [log in to unmask]
Best wishes, Judith Bryce
On Fri, 13 Nov 1998 12:21:28 -0600 (CST) Jameela Ann Lares
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> I may be taking up Children's Lit, and find myself particularly interested
> in reading _Pinocchio_ in the original. (I read what I believe was a
> faithful English translation when I was eight years old, and was amazed to
> discover assassins!) There are scores of modern adaptations in English,
> of course, but
>
> 1) are there affordable editions in Italian for sale in the USA?
>
> 2) are there many scholarly studies on how the text reflects the
> culture and society of the time, and the social construction of
> childhood, and all that?
>
> Any help on this is appreciated.
>
> Jameela Lares
> Department of English
> University of Southern Mississippi
> Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5037
> (601) 266-4319 ofc
> (601) 266-5757 fax
>
>
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JH Bryce, Department of Italian
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