Legende sau basmele românilor
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Legende sau basmele românilor ("Legends or Romanian Fairy-tales") is a collection, in several volumes, of Romania
n folktales, first published in 1874
by Petre Ispirescu
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Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n folktales, first published in 1874
1874 in literature
The year 1874 in literature involved some significant new books.-Events:*Arthur William à Beckett joins the staff of Punch.*Johan Nicolai Madvig loses his sight, forcing him to give up most of his research and writing....
by Petre Ispirescu
Petre Ispirescu
Petre Ispirescu was a Romanian printer and publicist.-Biography:Born in Bucharest, his parents wanted him to be a priest and he was entrusted to study with a monk at the Metropolitan Church, after he studied with a priest at the Doamna Bălaşa Church....
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Contents
(note: these are some of the tales)- Tinereţe fără de bătrâneţe şi viaţă fără de moarte ("Youth Without Aging and Life Without Death") (see Youth Without YouthYouth Without YouthYouth Without Youth is a 2007 mystery fantasy film written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, based on the novella of the same name by Romanian author Mircea Eliade. It was the first film that Coppola had directed in ten years since 1997's The Rainmaker. It was distributed through Sony Pictures...
) - Ileana SânzianaIleana CosânzeanaIleana Cosânzeana is a figure in Romanian mythology. This mythological personage is represented as a beautiful good-natured princess. Unlike in most fairy tales, where the princess is blonde, Ileana Cosânzeana is usually a brunette...
- Broasca ţestoasă cea fermecată ("The Enchanted Turtle")
- Aleodor Împărat ("Emperor Aleodor")
- Porcul cel fermecat ("The Enchanted PigThe Enchanted PigThe Enchanted Pig is a Romanian fairy tale, collected in Rumanische Märchen and also by Petre Ispirescu in Legende sau basmele românilor. Andrew Lang included it in The Red Fairy Book.It is Aarne-Thompson type 425A, the search for the lost husband...
") - Înşiră-te mărgăritari ("Pearls, Thread Yourselves")
- Lupul cel năzdrăvan şi Făt-Frumos ("The Egregious Wolf and Făt-FrumosFat-FrumosFăt-Frumos is a knight hero in Romanian folklore, usually present in fairy tales....
") - Prâslea cel voinic şi merele de aur ("Prâslea the Brave and the Golden ApplesPrâslea the Brave and the Golden ApplesPrâslea the Brave and the Golden Apples is a Romanian fairy tale collected by Petre Ispirescu in Legende sau basmele românilor.-Synopsis:...
") - Voinicul cel cu cartea în mână născut ("The Hale Born with A Book in His Hands")
- Făt-Frumos cu părul de aur ("Făt-Frumos with the Golden HairFat-Frumos with the Golden HairFăt-Frumos with the Golden Hair or The Foundling Prince is a Romanian fairy tale collected by Petre Ispirescu in Legende sau basmele românilor.-Synopsis:A hermit lived alone. One day, a box floated down the river to him...
") - Zâna munţilor ("ZânaZânaZână is the Romanian equivalent of the Greek Charites. They are the opposite of monsters like Muma Padurii. These characters make positive appearances in fairy tales and reside mostly in the woods...
of the Mountains") - Balaurul cel cu şapte capete ("The Seven-Headed BalaurBalaurA balaur is a creature in Romanian folklore, similar to a European dragon. A bălaur is quite large, has fins, feet, and is polycephalous...
") - Zâna zânelor ("The Fairies' Fairy")
- GreuceanuGreuceanuHero of the Romanian mythology, Greuceanu is a young brave man who finds that the Sun and the Moon have been stolen by zmei. After a long fight with the three zmei and their wives , Greuceanu sets the Sun and the Moon free so the people on Earth have light again....
- Cele douăsprezece fete de împărat şi palatul cel fermecat ("The Twelve Daughters of the Emperor and the Enchanted Palace")
- Cei trei fraţi împăraţi ("The Three Emperor Brothers")
- Pasărea măiastră ("The Enchanted Bird")
- Hoţu împărat ("The Thief Emperor")
- Luceafărul de zi şi Luceafărul de noapte ("The Morning LuceafărLuceafarLuceafăr in Romanian is the name of the "morning star" which in Romanian folklore is associated with demons but is also linked to the Greek Titan Hyperion...
and the Evening Luceafăr") - Împăratul şerpilor ("The Emperor of the Snakes")
- Sufletul ("The Soul")
- Întâmplările lui Păcală ("The Adventures of PăcalăPăcalăPăcală is a fictional character in Romanian folklore, literature and humor. An irreverent young man, seemingly a peasant, he reserves contempt and irony for the village authorities , but often plays the fool...
") - Împăratul cel fără de lege ("The Lawless Emperor")
- Sarea in bucate ("The Salt in Food")
- The Man of StoneThe Man of StoneThe Man of Stoneis a Romanian fairy tale collected by Petre Ispirescu in Legende sau basmele românilor.-Synopsis:A king and queen had no children. A black man or Arab came to the king and offered a potion that would make the queen pregnant. The cook prepared it and, not knowing its powers, tasted...