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.
Example Sentences
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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
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 Jacobs, Joseph
The more suggestive parallel of the novelle has to be ruled out on the score of form, and is further differentiated by the notable lack in them of romantic spirit.
From Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England by Greg, Walter W.
Most of his novelle read like summaries of novels,—setting forth an abstract synopsis of the action rather than a concrete representation of it.
From Materials and Methods of Fiction With an Introduction by Brander Matthews by Hamilton, Clayton Meeker
Other writers besides Sacchetti produced songs of the sort, but in all alike the strictly pastoral element was accidental, and merged insensibly into the more delicately romantic of the novelle themes.
From Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England by Greg, Walter W.
