Luigi Da Porto
Italian writer and historiographer
Luigi Da Porto was an Italian writer and historiographer, better known as the author of the novella Historia novellamente ritrovata di due giovani amanti, with the story of Romeo and Juliet, later reprised by William Shakespeare for his famous... Wikipedia
Born: August 10, 1485, Vicenza, Italy
Died: May 10, 1529 (age 43 years), Vicenza, Italy
Books
Romeo and Juliet Before Shakespeare: Four Early Stories of Star-crossed Love
The Original Story of Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
Juliet and Romeo
Romeo and Juliet: A Photographic Reproduction of Luigi Da Porto's Prose Version of Romeo and Giulietta Dated 1535 Being the Original Source of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet ; with a Literal Translation Into English from the Italian ; Also a Photographic Reproduction of the 1539 Edition