Research Catalog

Title

Serendipity and The three princes, from the Peregrinaggio of 1557. With a pref. by W.S. Lewis.

Author

Remer, Theodore G.

Publication

Norman, University of Oklahoma Press [1965]

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Additional Authors

• Cristoforo Armeno, active 16th century
• Cristoforo Armeno, active 16th century.

Description

xi, 199 p. facsims.; 24 cm.

Alternative Title

• Three princes.
• Three princes of serendipity

Subject

• Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
• Folklore
• Folk literature, Persian > Translations
• Serendipity (The word)
• Tales > Asia

Note

• Contains a discussion of Walpole and his letters; of the word "serendipity," its etymology and usage; and, the first direct English translation of Christoforo Armeno's Peregrinaggio, by Augusto G. and Theresa L. Borselli; also historical material about the work.
• "Editions and translations of the Peregrinaggio" (with diagram): p. 184-190.

Bibliography (note)

• Bibliography: p. 191-195.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction -- Part one. Serendipity : Walpole and his letters ; Definition and usage -- Part two. The Peregrinaggio: History of the Peregrinaggio ; The imprimatur, 1557 ; The dedication, 1557 ; The Peregrinaggio, translated by Augusto G., and Theresa L. Borselli ; Translators' observations -- Appendices: The nature of serendipity ; The origin of the Peregrinaggio ; Editions and translations of the Peregrinaggio.

LCCN

^^^65010112^//r65

OCLC

• 1573702
• SCSB-10164624

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library