Le Novelle;

<p><i>Le Novelle</i> is a collection of short stories attributed to Franco Sacchetti a Florentine writer of the late 14th century. This edition edited by Ottavio Gigli presents a selection of tales offering a vibrant and often humorous glimpse into the daily life social customs and moral values of Renaissance Italy.</p> <p>Sacchetti's novellas are known for their realistic portrayal of Florentine society populated with merchants artisans nobles and commoners. Through witty anecdotes and engaging narratives the stories explore themes of love deception fortune and human folly. These narratives provide valuable insights into the social and cultural landscape of the Italian Renaissance.</p> <p>This edition makes these classic stories accessible to a modern audience preserving the original Italian text while providing an important resource for students and scholars of Italian literature and Renaissance history.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>