Renaissance Comic Tales of Love, Treachery, and Revenge

by Gentile Sermini, Antonfrancesco Grazzini, Giovanni Gherardi, et al.

Book Overview

This collection of sixteen tales by the master story tellers of the Italian Renaissance resonates with Italian folklore, popular culture, and the often earthy humor that formed the basis of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0934977313
• ISBN13: 9780934977319
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Italica Press
• Length: 211 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Amusing, thought-provoking introduction to Renaissance Italy

The Martones have provided clear, graceful, & funny translations of Italian Renaissance tales in the tradition of Boccaccio. Excellent introductory or background reading for the period, plus you may want to retell some of the stories to your friends! Authors whose novellas are in the collection include Bandello and Sermini