The Love for Three Oranges

Summary

The Love for Three Oranges is a fairy tale^[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of fairy_tale entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (377 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Love for Three Oranges authored Giambattista Basile^[3].
• The Love for Three Oranges's instance of is recorded as fairy tale^[4].
• The Love for Three Oranges's instance of is recorded as literary work^[5].
• The Love for Three Oranges's genre is tale^[6].
• The Love for Three Oranges's published in is recorded as Pentamerone^[7].
• The Love for Three Oranges's title is recorded as {'lang': 'nap', 'text': 'Le tre cetra'}^[8].
• The Love for Three Oranges's manifestation of is recorded as The Three Oranges^[9].
• The Love for Three Oranges's Aarne–Thompson–Uther Tale Type Index is recorded as 408^[10].
• The Love for Three Oranges's narrative motif is recorded as reincarnation as dove^[11].
• The Love for Three Oranges's narrative motif is recorded as repeated reincarnation^[12].
• The Love for Three Oranges's narrative motif is recorded as succession of helpers on quest^[13].
• The Love for Three Oranges's narrative motif is recorded as quest for bride for oneself^[14].
• The Love for Three Oranges's narrative motif is recorded as ugly woman sees beautiful woman reflected in water and thinks it is herself^[15].
• The Love for Three Oranges's narrative motif is recorded as the false bride (substituted bride)^[16].
• The Love for Three Oranges's narrative motif is recorded as victorious youngest daughter^[17].
• The Love for Three Oranges's narrative motif is recorded as old woman helper^[18].
• The Love for Three Oranges's narrative motif is recorded as punishment: burning and scattering ashes^[19].
• The Love for Three Oranges's narrative motif is recorded as villain nemesis^[20].
• The Love for Three Oranges's narrative motif is recorded as murder by sticking needle through head^[21].
• The Love for Three Oranges's narrative motif is recorded as wish for wife red as blood, white as snow, black as raven^[22].
• The Love for Three Oranges's narrative motif is recorded as red as blood, white as snow^[23].

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Authorship and Creation

The Love for Three Oranges authored Giambattista Basile^[3].

Publication

The Love for Three Oranges's genre is tale^[6].

Why It Matters

The Love for Three Oranges ranks in the top 9% of fairy_tale entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (377 views/month).^[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]