Dante's Heart
The Seven Sages of Rome
(Il Libro del sette savi di Roma)
Translated from the Italian
by Roberta Payne
Introduction
The Frame Story: "A Roman Emperor had an only son..."
The Knight, the Dog, and the Snake
The Two Pines
Hippocrates and His Nephew
The Shepherd and the Boar
The Old Husband and the Young Wife
The Blind King, the Seven Sages, and Merlin
The Husband and the Magpie
The King's Treasure and the Son of the Thief
The Stolen Wife
The Emperor's Three Masters in the Defense of Rome
The Widow
The Marvellous Mirror
The Jealous Man Locked Out of the House
The Father Envious of His Son, and the Prophecy Fulfilled