This edition had all images removed.
Title: The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 2
Credits:
Produced 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)
Summary: "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.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 48.9 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Editor: Haslewood, Joseph, 1769-1833
Editor: Jacobs, Joseph, 1854-1916
Translator: Painter, William, 1540?-1594
EBook No.: 34053
Published: Oct 10, 2010
Downloads: 243
Language: English
Subject: French fiction -- Translations into English
Subject: Italian fiction -- Translations into English
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 2
Credits:
Produced 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)
Summary: "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.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 48.9 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Editor: Haslewood, Joseph, 1769-1833
Editor: Jacobs, Joseph, 1854-1916
Translator: Painter, William, 1540?-1594
EBook No.: 34053
Published: Oct 10, 2010
Downloads: 243
Language: English
Subject: French fiction -- Translations into English
Subject: Italian fiction -- Translations into English
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.