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The influences behind The Last Days of Disco

31 works across 28 centuries, back to Hebrew Bible (Genesis, Psalms) and Iliad.

Following one thread, 6 works from The Last Days of Disco to Novelle. Back to all 31 works

  1. 1554

    Novelle

    Matteo Bandello

    Italian Renaissance. Italy. Written in Italian.

    Collection of prose novellas including the tale of Romeo and Giulietta.

    What it handed down

    To The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet (1562)

    Direct source, well documented.

    Brooke worked from Pierre Boaistuau's French version of Bandello's novella of Romeo and Giulietta. He kept the Italian plot while adding moralizing commentary.

    Where it came from

    The line stops here: bandello reworked Luigi da Porto's earlier novella; that line is not followed here.

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