The novellino

Author(s)

• Payne, Roberta L.
• Smarr, Janet Levarie

Bibliographic Information

The novellino

Roberta L. Payne, translator ; introduction by Janet L. Smarr

（Studies in Italian culture : literature in history, vol. 19）

P. Lang, c1995

Uniform Title

Novellino

Note

Bibliography: p. [7]-9

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The Novellino is an anonymous collection of 100 short stories and anecdotes in Italian written sometime before 1300 A.D. It is a vast and true panorama of the Middle Ages. The Novellino describes every level of Italian life, from the common peasant to the emperor Frederick II, emphasizing the importance of wit, intelligence and quick thinking. It contains tales of the entire world as medieval Italy knew it, ranging from Saladin to English kings, who demonstrate the importance of true nobility.

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Details

• NCID: BA29611983
• ISBN:
  • 0820426768
• LCCN: 94036773
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: ita
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xvii, 153 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PQ4253.A4
  • DC20 : 853/.010801
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Short stories, Italian -- Translations into English
  • LCSH : Italian fiction -- To 1400 -- Translations into English
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA29540524