The tale of two lovers, Eurialus and Lucretia / / Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini (Pius II) and Niklas von Wyle ; edited with introduction, notes, and glossary by Eric John Morrall.

• Superior document: Amsterdamer Publikationen zur Sprache und Literatur ; volume 77
• VerfasserIn: Pius, II, Pope, 1405-1464.,; Wyle, Niklas von, 1410?-1479?,
• TeilnehmendeR: Wyle, Niklas von, 1410?-1479?,; Morrall, Eric John.,
• Place / Publishing House: Amsterdam : : Brill,, 1987.
• Year of Publication: 1987
• Language: English
• Series: Amsterdamer Publikationen zur Sprache und Literatur ; volume 77.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (205 pages).

The Tale of Two Lovers (Latin: Historia de duobus amantibus) written in 1444 was one of the bestselling books of the fifteenth century, even before its author, Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini, became Pope Pius II. It is one of the earliest examples of an epistolary novel, full of erotic imagery. The first printed edition was published by Ulrich Zel in Cologne between 1467 and 1470. The novel is set in Siena, and centers around the love story of Lucretia, a married woman, and Euryalus, one of the men waiting on the Duke of Austria. After an uncertain beginning, in which each is in love but unaware that it is reciprocated, they begin a correspondence, which takes up much of the rest of the novel. Before writing his first love-letter, Euryalus quotes Virgil in defence of his position, Amor vincit omnia et nos cedamus amori. A Pukka Classic from www.arepo.biz.