Romeo and Juliet Before Shakespeare: Four Tales of Star-Crossed Love

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Romeo and Juliet Before Shakespeare: Four Tales of Star-Crossed LoveOverview This volume contains translations, into contemporary English, of novellas by Salernitano, Da Porto, Bandello, and Boaistuau that were forerunners to Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet. These translations are preceded by an introduction that traces the evolution of the tale of the two Veronese lovers. Tommaso Guardati (circa 1410 1475), more commonly known as Masuccio Salernitano, wrote the Novellino, a collection of fifty short stories, under the

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