William Painter, The Palace of Pleasure

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Dates

  • First circulation or publication 1566 - 1575

Places

  • England (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

  • Story Collection
  • Translation

Resources

This collection of translations included stories from Boccaccio's

Decameron

and from Classical writers such as Livy and Herodotus. It was used as a source by many Elizabethan dramatists including John Webster (

The Duchess of Malfi

) and Shakespeare (probably a source for

All's Well That Ends Well

).

We currently have no profile for this work, but you can consult our general article on Painter's life and works.

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