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_aPainter, William, _d1540?-1594 |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | _aThe Palace of Pleasure, Volume 2 |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2010 |
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| 500 | _aRelease date is 2010-10-10 | ||
| 508 | _aProduced by Louise Hope, Meredith Bach, Chris Curnow, Carlo Traverso and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) | ||
| 520 | _a"The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 2" by William Painter is a collection of translated Italian and French novellas written in the late 19th century. This volume compiles a series of romantic and often adventurous tales that explore themes of love, betrayal, and morality, reflecting the complexities of human relationships. Each story draws from various historical and literary sources, engaging with characters that find themselves entangled in various circumstances of desire and misfortune. The opening of the book introduces the character of Galgano, a young gentleman from Siena who is infatuated with Madonna Minoccia, the wife of a knight, Sir Stricca. Despite his carefully orchestrated attempts to win her love—ranging from grand displays of affection to sending gifts—Minoccia remains indifferent. In a twist of fate, however, she eventually sends for Galgano while her husband is away, leading to a conflict when Galgano refuses her advances out of loyalty to her husband, which showcases themes of honor and the complexities of love. This opening sets a tone of dramatic tension as it hints at the conflicting desires and moral dilemmas faced by the characters throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
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| 653 | _aFrench fiction -- Translations into English | ||
| 653 | _aItalian fiction -- Translations into English | ||
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_aHaslewood, Joseph, _d1769-1833 |
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_aJacobs, Joseph, _d1854-1916 |
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