The nights of Straparola, volume 1 [of 2]

A framed miscellany presents successive evenings in which a group of narrators exchange multiple short fables and novellas, each night offering several stories that blend folklore, fairy motifs, comic trickery, romance, and moral retribution. Scenes range from enchanted transformations and supernatural tests to clever deceptions and social satire, with recurring themes of fortune reversed, identity exposed, and lovers and tricksters subject to fate. The collection interleaves lyrical prose, bawdy episodes, and conventional fairy-tale patterns within a structured nightly sequence.