Bandello
Americannoun
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Matteo Bandello was born at the end of the fifteenth century at Castelnuovo di Scrivia near Tortona.
From The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 by Painter, William
Without touching upon the individual merits of Lasca, Bandello and other novelists of the cinque-cento, it may be asserted that none of them created a style independent of their great predecessor.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various
But an English Bandello could not have existed at a time when the English folk had not arrived at self-consciousness, and had besides no regular school of tale-tellers like the Italians.
From The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 by Painter, William
They would have used an English Bandello with equal readiness had he existed.
From The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 by Painter, William
The decisive battle of Pavia, which gave Lombardy into the hands of the emperor, compelled Bandello to fly; his house at Milan was burnt and his property confiscated.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various
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