The Adventures of Pinocchio (Oxford World's Classics) - Softcover

Collodi, Carlo; Lucas, Ann Lawson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 019955398X ISBN 13: 9780199553983

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2009

Synopsis

The story of the wooden puppet who learns goodness and becomes a real boy is famous the world over, and has been familiar in English for over a century. From the moment Joseph the carpenter carves a puppet that can walk and talk, this wildly inventive fantasy takes Pinocchio through countless adventures, in the course of which his nose grows whenever he tells a lie, he is turned into a donkey, and is swallowed by a dogfish, before he gains real happiness.

This new translation does full justice to the vibrancy and wit of Collodi's original. Far more sophisticated, funny, and hard-hitting than the many abridged versions (and the sentimentalized film) of the story would suggest, Ann Lawson Lucas's translation captures the complexity of Collodi's word-play, slapstick humour, and immediacy of dialogue. An adult reader will recognize social and political satire, and the invaluable introduction and notes illuminate the cultural traditions on which Collodi drew.

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About this title

About the Author

Ann Lawson Lucas is Lecturer in Italian at the University of Hull.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Italian

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 019955398X
• ISBN 13: 9780199553983
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 188