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Masuccio Salernitano

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Salerno or Sorrento, Italy

Pseudonym of Tommaso Guardati

Tommaso Guardati (1410-1475) was an Italian poet.
Born in Salerno or Sorrento, he is best known today for Il Novellino, a collection of 50 short stories.
The stories have a strongly anti-clerical bent, which caused Il Novellino to be included in the first Index of Prohibited Books in 1557.

The 33rd story is the tale of Mariotto and Ganozza, apparently adapted by Luigi da Porto (1485–1529) first as "Giulietta e Romeo" and later as "Historia novellamente ritrovata di due nobili amanti" ("Newly retrieved story of two noble lovers"). These three stories, plus the later version by Matteo Bandello and the English translation by Arthur Brooke in the poem Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet (1562) appear to be the sou ...more

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	Romeo and Juliet before Shakespeare: Four Early Stories of Star-Crossed Love (Renaissance and Reformation Texts in Translation, No. 8) by Masuccio Salernitano, Luigi da Porto, Matteo Bandello 3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Il Novellino 3.08 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1476 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Romeo and Juliet Original Text of Masuccio, Da Porto, Bandello and Shakespeare by Masuccio Salernitano, William Shakespeare, Luigi da Porto 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Novellino of Masuccio Volume 1 liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jealous Ioan Tornese by Masuccio Salernitano, Valerie Martone (Translation), Robert L. Martone (Translation) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1994	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Two Dear Friends by Masuccio Salernitano, Valerie Martone (Translation), Robert L. Martone (Translation) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1994	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Il Novellino: restituito alla sua antica lezione da Luigi Settembrini by Masuccio Salernitano, G. Erra (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Luigi Settembrini (Translator) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Novellino of Masuccio now first translated into English v.2. Volume v.2 1895 [Leather Bound] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Il Novellino: LE CIENTO NOVELLE ANTIKE 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Il Novellino oggi: La novella in lingua napoletana che ispirò Shakespeare per Romeo e Giulietta (ILMEZZOGIORNO) (Italian Edition) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars