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The Tales "were written in 1523-24 on the Boccaccian premise of a 'lieta brigata' of young ladies and gentlemen gathered in a Tuscan villa to tell each other, in turn, stories dealing with love, fortune, fate, virtu....The stories themselves, in their variety and immediacy, offer an insight into sixteenth-century Italian society and its concerns. As such the edition can be a useful tool in undergraduate classes on Renaissance culture, offering an opportunity for pleasant readings and instructive discussions.Gardiner, Eileen is the author of 'Tales of Firenzuola', published 1987 under ISBN 9780934977043 and ISBN 0934977046.
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