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Languages : en
Pages : 570
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Gesta Romanorum, Or, Entertaining Moral Stories
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 570
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Gesta Romanorum
Author: Wynnard HooperPublisher:
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Category : Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern)
Languages : en
Pages : 538
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Gesta Romanorum, Or, Entertaining Moral Stories ...
Author: Thomas WrightPublisher:
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Category : Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern)
Languages : en
Pages : 568
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Gesta Romanorum
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Category : Tales, Latin
Languages : en
Pages : 570
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Gesta Romanorum, Or, Entertaining Moral Stories
Author: Charles SwanPublisher:
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Category : Latin prose literature, Medieval and modern
Languages : en
Pages : 566
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Gesta Romanorum, or, Entertaining moral stories tr. with preliminary observations and notes, by C. Swan
Author: RomaniPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 548
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Gesta Romanorum Or, Entertaining Moral Stories; Invented by the Mons as a Fire-side Recreation; and Commonly Applied in Their Discourses from the Pulpit ... Translated from the Latin ... by the Rev. Charles Swan
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Languages : en
Pages : 566
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Gesta Romanorum
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Category : Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern)
Languages : en
Pages : 490
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Discover one of the great collections of medieval literature with this historic work, which features more than 180 tales of Greeks, Romans, Britons, biblical figures, and others. Drawn from European and Asian sources, the stories abound in fascinating figures from all walks of life, including Pope Gregory, Noah, Socrates, and a host of other characters, from emperors to pirates. Chaucer, Boccaccio, and Shakespeare are among the writers influenced by these fables, and readers may recognize scenes reminiscent of The Merchant of Venice, King Lear, "The Lawyer's Tale" from Canterbury Tales, and other works. The origins of Gesta Romanorum are obscure; it is thought to have been compiled in the late thirteenth century, and the author's identity is uncertain. As the name suggests, the stories were written in Latin. Gesta, meaning deeds, later came to signify jest because of these lighthearted tales and their enduring power to amuse and inspire.
Gesta Romanorum: Or, Entertaining Moral Stories ...
Author: Thomas WrightPublisher:
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Languages : en
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Gesta Romanorum
Author: Wynnard HooperPublisher:
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Category : Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern)
Languages : en
Pages : 552
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