Abstract
This research proposes to study the limits between what is Fantastic and what is Wonderful in Literature, from studies of Todorov, Ceserani, and Volobuef, among others, and verify how these "genres" or "styles" realize themselves in the tales "Il malocchio" ("The evil eye"), "Lo specifico del Dottor Menghi" ("The specificities of Doctor Menghi") and "La madre" ("The mother"), written by t…