Daily Archives: November 1, 2016

Who is the astrologer in “Tebaldo”?

For the second year, I am teaching a senior elective in fairy tales. Recently, we read Giovan Francesco Straparola’s story “Tebaldo” (1550 CE). Like many fairy tales, this one begins with an intact nuclear family and everything is fine until … Continue reading

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