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Giuseppe Pitrè

Born

in Palermo, Italy

December 22, 1841

Died

April 10, 1916

Genre

Folklore, History

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Giuseppe Pitrè (1841-1916), the great Italian folklorist was also a medical doctor, professor, and senator in Sicily. As a folklorist he is credited with extending the realm of folklore to include all the manifestations of popular life. He was also a forerunner in the field of medical history.

Pitrè was born in Palermo. After serving as a volunteer in 1860 under Garibaldi, and graduating in medicine in 1866, he threw himself into the study of literature, and wrote the first scientific studies on Italian popular culture, pioneering Italian ethnographic study. He founded the study of "folk psychology", in Sicily, teaching at the University of Palermo.

Between 1871 and 1913, he compiled the Biblioteca delle tradizioni popolari siciliane ("Librar ...more

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Giuseppe Pitrè’s books

Average rating: 3.88 · 123 ratings · 8 reviews · 338 distinct works • Similar authors

	Catarina the Wise and Other Wondrous Sicilian Folk and Fairy Tales by Giuseppe Pitrè, Jack D. Zipes (Translation), Adeetje Bouma (Illustrator) 4.04 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Collected Sicilian Folk and Fairy Tales of Giuseppe Pitrè, Volume 1 by Giuseppe Pitrè, Jack D. Zipes (Translator), Joseph Russo (Translator) 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2004 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Il pozzo delle meraviglie by Giuseppe Pitrè, Bianca Lazzaro (traduttrice), Fabian Negrin (illustratore) 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Urla senza suono. Graffiti e disegni dei prigionieri dell'inquisizione by Giuseppe Pitrè, Leonardo Sciascia, Giuseppe Quatriglio (Contributor) 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1999	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Παραμύθια από τη Σικελία by Giuseppe Pitrè, Έλενα Αναστασάκη (Translator), Mette Ivers (Illustrator) 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Streghe siciliane. Malleus Maleficarum Siciliensum 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Swallow Book (Illustrated): The story of the swallow told in legends, fables, folk songs, proverbs, omens, and riddles of many lands by Giuseppe Pitrè, Jim Gravelyn (Editor), Ada Walker Camehl (Translator) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2007 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grammatica siciliana really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1875 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fiabe e leggende popolari siciliane. Testo siciliano e italiano by Giuseppe Pitrè, Bianca Lazzaro (Editor), Giovanni Puglisi (Foreword) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La vita in Palermo cento e più anni fa, Volume 1 liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars