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Riche, Barnaby

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Riche, Barnaby (c. 1540-1617)

English soldier and author. He is remembered for his Riche his Farewell to Military Profession 1581, a collection of eight tales. It includes ‘Apollonius and Silla’, which provided Shakespeare with the material for his comedy Twelfth Night.

Riche's ‘Apollonius and Silla’ was translated from a French version in the collection Histoires Tragiques/Tragic Stories by Belleforest, which was itself a translation of the Italian tales Novelle/Tales by Matteo Bandello.



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