Italian Renaissance Tales
Italian Renaissance Tales by Anthony Robert Mortimer, published by Oxford University Press in 2019, is a comprehensive anthology featuring thirty-nine stories from nineteen authors, many translated for the first time. This collection highlights the significant influence of the Italian novella on European prose fiction, particularly following Boccaccio’s Decameron. The tales encompass a diverse range of characters, including humble peasants, shrewd craftsmen, and vengeful nobles, reflecting the social and economic conditions of their time.
Readers will discover a rich tapestry of narratives that span various themes, from ribald humor to tragic love, showcasing the evolution of fictional realism. The anthology includes stories that have inspired notable English writers such as Chaucer and Shakespeare, emphasizing the historical significance of these novellas. With 331 pages of engaging content, this edition serves as a valuable resource for those interested in the literary traditions of the Italian Renaissance and the development of narrative forms.
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‘Thus she was decapitated, and this was the end to which she was brought by her unbridled lusts.’
For over two centuries after Boccaccio’s groundbreaking Decameron, the Italian novella exercised a crucial influence over European prose fiction. With thirty-nine stories by nineteen authors, many translated for the first time, this anthology presents tales from the whole genre and period. Here we meet a rich cast of humble peasants and shrewd craftsmen, frustrated wives, libidinous friars, ill-fated lovers, and vengeful nobles. These works had a considerable impact in English, and the selection includes tales that have provided sources for Chaucer, Shakespeare, Webster, Marston, Dryden, Byron and Keats.
The typical novella is situated in a precise time and place and features people who either existed historically or are presumed to have done so. The subject-matter, whether ribald or sentimental, comic or tragic, often reflects the social and economic conditions of its age and thus the novella has been seen as a crucial stage in the development of fictional realism and the emergence of the novel
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