Description |
xvi, 224 p. ; 22 cm. |
Series |
Publications ; no. 33 |
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Shakespeare Society, London.
Publications; no. 33.
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Library of English literature ; LEL 11042.
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Note |
Vol. IX no. 1, in the L.C. set, with general t.-p.: Early prose and poetical tracts ... Vol. I, 1853. |
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With reproduction of original t.-p.: Riche his Farewell to militarie profession: conteining verie pleasaunt discourses fit for a peaceable tyme / Gathered together ... by Barnabe Riche ... Imprinted at London, by Robart Walley, 1581. |
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Edited by John Payne Collier. |
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Several of the tales are from Italian sources. The "Conclusion" contains a ninth story, Belthaser, similar to Machiavell's Marriage of Belphegor. |
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Master microform held by: LrI. |
Contents |
Sappho, duke of Mantona -- Of Apolonius and Silla -- Of Nicander and Lucilla -- Of Fineo and Fiamma -- Of two brethren and their wives -- Of Gonsales and his vertuous wife Agatha -- Of Aramanthus, borne a leper -- Of Phylotus and Emilia -- Conclusion. |
Reproduction |
Microfiche. Chicago, Ill. : Library Resources, 1976. 1 microfiche ; 8 x 13 cm. (Library of English literature ; LEL 11042). |
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s 1976 ilu n |
Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Sources.
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English fiction -- Early modern, 1500-1700.
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Added Author |
Collier, John Payne, 1789-1883.
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Added Title |
Riche his Farewell to militarie profession.
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