Novellino (literature)

Novellino, also known as Le cento novelle antiche, is an anonymous medieval collection of short stories written in Tuscany between 1280 and 1300.^[1] It was first published in 1572 by , a friend of Pietro Bembo.^[2]

The author of the collection is unknown; several details from the stories included in the collection suggest that he was a layperson from Florence and likely belonged to the Ghibelline faction.^[3]

References[]

^ Monteverdi, Angelo (1954). "Che cos'è il Novellino?". Studi e saggi sulla letteratura italiana dei primi secoli. Ricciardi. pp. 125–65.
^ The Novellino or One Hundred Ancient Tales: An Edition and Translation based on the 1525 Gualteruzzi editio princepts. Translated by Consoli, Joseph P. Routledge. 1997.
^ Hall, Joan (1989). "'Bel parlare' and Authorial Narration of the Novellino"". Italian Studies. 44: 1–18. doi:10.1179/007516389790509146.

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[1] Monteverdi, Angelo (1954). "Che cos'è il Novellino?". Studi e saggi sulla letteratura italiana dei primi secoli. Ricciardi. pp. 125–65.

[2] The Novellino or One Hundred Ancient Tales: An Edition and Translation based on the 1525 Gualteruzzi editio princepts. Translated by Consoli, Joseph P. Routledge. 1997.

[3] Hall, Joan (1989). "'Bel parlare' and Authorial Narration of the Novellino"". Italian Studies. 44: 1–18. doi:10.1179/007516389790509146.

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