The Three Enchanted Princes

The Three Enchanted Princes[1] or The Three Animal Kings[2] (Neapolitan: Li tre rri anemale; Italian: I tre re animale)[3] is an Italian literary fairy tale written by Giambattista Basile in his 1634 work, the Pentamerone.[4][2] It is Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index ATU 552, "The Girls who married animals". At the end of the tale, the prince's brothers-in-law help him in defeating the dragon (or sorcerer, or ogre).

  1. ^ Basile, Giambattista; Strange, E. F. (Ed.); Taylor, John Edward (translator). Stories from the Pentamerone. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited. 1911. pp. 179-188.
  2. ^ a b Canepa, Nancy (2007). Giambattista Basile's The Tale of Tales, or Entertainment for Little Ones. Wayne State University Press. pp. 314–319. ISBN 978-0-8143-3738-7. Project MUSE book 14344.
  3. ^ Basile, Giambattista; Croce, Benedetto. Lo cunto de li cunti (Il Pentamerone): Testo conforme alla prima stampa del MDCXXXIV - VI;. Volume Secondo. Bari: Gius, Laterza e Figli. 1925. pp. 155-163.
  4. ^ Giambattista Basile, The Pentamerone "The Three Enchanted Princes"