fabliau

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One of the metrical tales of the Trouveres, or early poets of the north of France.

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Fiammetta's tale most likely originates from a French fabliau or a possibly Provençal romance, both of which were recorded not too long before the Decameron was written. Source: Internet

Chaucer borrowed from the same fabliau as Boccaccio did. Source: Internet

It resembles an earlier French fabliau by Pierre Anfons called "Le revenant." Source: Internet

Lauretta's tale of the elaborate ruses that an abbot undertakes to enjoy Ferondo's wife was probably taken by Boccaccio from a French fabliau by Jean de Boves called Le Vilain de Bailleul main. Source: Internet

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