Basile moved to Naples in 1608 and began a career in government, serving in the court of Ferdinandino Gonzaga and holding the post of governor to a number of small Italian states. He was fascinated with folklore and ancient customs of the Neapolitans and began a collection of fairy tales which he set to paper. Lo cunto de li cunti was published in 1634, and became known as the Pentamerone when the editor of the work noted the similarities of its construction to Boccaccio's Decameron. Basile also wrote some poetry in both Spanish and Italian.
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Stories From Pentamerone
The Booby
Cannatella
Cenerentola
Conclusion of the Tales
Corvetto
The Dove
The Dragon
The Enchanted Doe
The Flea
Goat-Face
The Golden Root
How the Tales Came to be Told
The Merchant
The Months
The Myrtle
Nennillo and Nennella
Parsley
Peruonto
Pintosmalto
Pippo
The Raven
The Serpent
The Seven Doves
The She-Bear
The Stone in the Cock's Head
Sun, Moon and Talia
The Three Citrons
The Three Enchanted Princes
The Three Sisters
The Two Cakes
Vardiello
Violet
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