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Romeu e Julieta
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80 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1567
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Matteo Bandello
299 books2 followersMatteo Bandello (c. 1480–1562) was an Italian writer, mostly known for his novellas.
Matteo Bandello was born at Castelnuovo Scrivia, near Tortona (current Piedmont), c. 1480. He received a good education, and entered the church, but does not seem to have been very interested in theology. For many years he lived at Mantua and Castel Goffredo, and superintended the education of the celebrated Lucrezia Gonzaga, in whose honour he composed a long poem. The decisive Battle of Pavia, as a result of which Lombardy was taken by the emperor, compelled Bandello to flee; his house at Milan was burnt and his property confiscated. He took refuge with Cesare Fregoso, an Italian general in the French service, whom he accompanied into France.
He was later raised to the bishopric of Agen, a town in which he resided for many years before his death in 1562. Bandello wrote a number of poems, but his fame rests entirely on his extensive collection of Novelle, or tales (1554, 1573), which have been extremely popular. They belong to the same genre as Boccaccio’s Decameron and Marguerite de Navarre’s Heptameron. The common origin of them all is to be found in the old French fabliaux[citation needed], though some well-known tales are evidently Eastern, and others classical. Bandello’s novellas are thought the best of those written in imitation of the Decameron, though Italian critics find fault with them for negligence and inelegance of style.
The stories on which William Shakespeare based several of his plays (Much Ado about Nothing, Romeo and Juliet and Twelfth Night in particular) were supplied by Bandello, probably through Belleforest and Pierre Boaistuau whose stories were later translated into English by William Paynter and included in his The Palace of Pleasure. Another of his stories includes "The countess of Cellant", a distortion of Challand, a northwest region of Italy.
French language record: Mathieu Bandel
Matteo Bandello was born at Castelnuovo Scrivia, near Tortona (current Piedmont), c. 1480. He received a good education, and entered the church, but does not seem to have been very interested in theology. For many years he lived at Mantua and Castel Goffredo, and superintended the education of the celebrated Lucrezia Gonzaga, in whose honour he composed a long poem. The decisive Battle of Pavia, as a result of which Lombardy was taken by the emperor, compelled Bandello to flee; his house at Milan was burnt and his property confiscated. He took refuge with Cesare Fregoso, an Italian general in the French service, whom he accompanied into France.
He was later raised to the bishopric of Agen, a town in which he resided for many years before his death in 1562. Bandello wrote a number of poems, but his fame rests entirely on his extensive collection of Novelle, or tales (1554, 1573), which have been extremely popular. They belong to the same genre as Boccaccio’s Decameron and Marguerite de Navarre’s Heptameron. The common origin of them all is to be found in the old French fabliaux[citation needed], though some well-known tales are evidently Eastern, and others classical. Bandello’s novellas are thought the best of those written in imitation of the Decameron, though Italian critics find fault with them for negligence and inelegance of style.
The stories on which William Shakespeare based several of his plays (Much Ado about Nothing, Romeo and Juliet and Twelfth Night in particular) were supplied by Bandello, probably through Belleforest and Pierre Boaistuau whose stories were later translated into English by William Paynter and included in his The Palace of Pleasure. Another of his stories includes "The countess of Cellant", a distortion of Challand, a northwest region of Italy.
French language record: Mathieu Bandel
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August 5, 2025
Better than Luigi Da Porto's version. More detail added, more characters that get slowly more important for the plot than solely Romeo and Giulietta. Writing felt also more natural and easier to read.
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December 18, 2017This story gives a better sense of Verona as a real city in real time than we get in Shakespeare's play.
May 4, 2020
Väldigt lättläst och det tog väl upp de mest viktigaste delarna av berättelsen. Om man vill förstå de mer romantiska och tragiska delarna borde man nog läsa den tjockare varianten. Då detta bara gav berättelsens höjdpunkter. Men det passade mig rätt bra som inte förstod denna prisande förkärlek till denna berättelse.
September 5, 2018
mercúcio melhor personagem ( mesmo eu tendo achado que o nome dele era mercúrio o livro inteiro e so ter descoberto que não era depois de acabar)
September 11, 2019
Realmente romance não é pra mim, custou a me prender a atenção. Contudo, é sempre bom ler os clássicos...
November 24, 2025
"she longed to hear what Love could teach him say" Oh I bet
July 1, 2015
Já estava há algum tempo para ler Romeu e Julieta, até que perguntei aos meus avós se tinham o livro.
Fico feliz por finalmente ler s história real e não todas as outras versões distorcidas que já ouvi.
Temos de admitir que para a época em que Shakespeare escreveu a sua obra deve ter sido um grande choque.
Fico feliz por finalmente ler s história real e não todas as outras versões distorcidas que já ouvi.
Temos de admitir que para a época em que Shakespeare escreveu a sua obra deve ter sido um grande choque.
March 1, 2022
aprendizados importantes:
prazeres violentos tem fins violentos e morrem em seu triunfo
quem corre demais chega tão atrasado como aquele que anda muito devagar
não entregue na mão de outro um trabalho importante que você pode fazer
cheque bem as informações vindas de fofoqueiros
cuidado com a paixão adolescente
prazeres violentos tem fins violentos e morrem em seu triunfo
quem corre demais chega tão atrasado como aquele que anda muito devagar
não entregue na mão de outro um trabalho importante que você pode fazer
cheque bem as informações vindas de fofoqueiros
cuidado com a paixão adolescente
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