Tag: Pinocchio
Carlo Collodi and Pinocchio
Today is the birthday of Carlo Collodi, the author of Pinocchio, who based his famous character, at least in part, on himself as a child.
Children’s Literature from Italy
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Childrens-Literature-from-Italy.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 3/26/2003 Children’s Literature from Italy Transcript One of the oldest and most influential Italian folk tales is the legend of Cupid and Psyche, as told by the Roman philosopher, Lucius Apuleius who jotted the tale down, in Latin, in the 2nd century ad. The […]
Remembering Pinocchio
Later this month, it's the birthday of the Italian writer Carlo Collodi. Today, Shelley Fraser Mickle offers a remembering that grows out of his most famous creation, Pinocchio.