novella
noun
a tale or short story of the type contained in the Decameron of Boccaccio.
novelle
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pluralof novella.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Included in the novel's 496-page sweep are three brilliant novelle: Ensign Woodbridge's encounter with the hypocritical missionaries, the story of the Irish monk and the satanic trader, Parker, and Seaman O'Connell on a berserk rampage.
From Time Magazine Archive
Amongst other versions of the story is a novelle by Giovanni Brevio, published as part of his "Rime" in 1545.
From Game and Playe of the Chesse A Verbatim Reprint of the First Edition, 1474 by William Caxton
The Thankful Dead episode, where the hero is assisted by the soul of a person whom he has caused to be buried, is found as early as the Cento novelle antiche and Straparola, xi.
From English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs
This is high praise for the product of a literature that boasts of Boccaccio's 'Decameron,' and gave birth to the novelle, the parent of modern fiction.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII by Various
Readers of the novelle will remember the discussion on the subject by Pietro Fortini in his Novelle de' Novizi, xxxi.
From Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England by Walter W. Greg
