HISTORICAL ORIGINS OF THE ITALIAN FOLK TALE: an analysis of three Florentine tales from the collection of Italo Calvino’s Fiabe italiane

V magistrski nalogi je obravnavan svet pravljic in kako so si te kratke zgodbe skozi zgodovino utrle pot v svetovno literaturo. V času evropskega romantičnega gibanja se je v ljudeh ponovno zbudilo zanimanje za preteklost in korenine lastnega naroda. Brata Grimm sta s svojo zbirko pravljic spodbudila mnoge učenjake doma in po svetu, da so začeli zapisovati in skrbno beležiti vse, kar je spadalo v okvir ljudskega izročila. Delo se osredotoča na Italijo in na začetke zbiranja ljudskega pripovedništva na tem območju. Rdeča nit naloge je zbirka italijanskih pravljic, Fiabe italiane, izpod peresa Itala Calvina. Naloga se posveča toskanskim pravljicam, natančneje trem iz firenškega okrožja. Znotraj teh pripovedi se je pod drobnogled vzel specifičen predmet oz. motiv, ki bi lahko v povezavi z antičnimi tradicijami pravljico prikazali v drugačni luči. Magistrska naloga se posveča vprašanju ali je v italijanskih ljudskih pravljicah možno najti povezave s preteklimi kulturami, običaji, verovanji, mitološkimi zgodbami in legendami.The master’s thesis presents the world of fairy tales and how these short stories have paved their way throughout history into the world literature. During the European romantic movement, people reconnected with their nations past and origins. With the appearance of the Grimm brother’s collection of fairy tales, came the urge to write down and document the worlds traditions and folklore. The thesis focuses on Italy and its beginnings of documentation and collection of folk literature. The attention is dedicated to fairy tales, Fiabe italiane, written by Italo Calvino. The thesis focuses on Tuscany fairy tales, specifically on three Florentine narrations. It examines a specific object or motif that could be connected with ancient traditions or could portray the tale in a different light. The master’s thesis focuses on the question of whether connections can be made with past cultures, customs, beliefs, mythological stories and legends with Italian folk tales