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This collection of sixteen tales resonates with Italian folklore, popular culture, and the often earthy humor that formed the basis of Renaissance notions of paradox and irony and later found their way into Italian opera and the plays of Shakespeare. Authors include Matteo Bandello, Gentile Sermini, Antonfrancesco Grazzini, Masuccio Salernitano, Giovanni Gherardi, and Lorenzo de' Medici.Martone, Valerie is the author of 'Renaissance Comic Tales of Love, Treachery, and Revenge', published 2008 under ISBN 9780934977319 and ISBN 0934977313.
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