Gesta Romanorum

/ ˈdʒɛstə ˌrəʊməˈnɔːrəm /

noun

1. a popular collection of tales in Latin with moral applications, compiled in the late 13th century as a manual for preachers

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gesta Romanorum¹

Latin: deeds of the Romans

Example Sentences

A strange point of view; but one which would strike no sense of incongruity in an audience accustomed to the moralisation of the Gesta Romanorum and of many another profane story, forced to do pious service as an exemplum.

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The story in the Gesta Romanorum to which Luzel, i.

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"Not the Gesta Romanorum?" he said.

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Owing to the loose structure of the book, it was easy for a transcriber to insert any additional story into his own copy, and consequently the MSS. of the Gesta Romanorum exhibit considerable variety.

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See also Warton, “On the Gesta Romanorum,” dissertation iii., prefixed to the History of English Poetry; Douce, Illustrations of Shakespeare, vol. ii.;

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