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The Storia di Stefano, first edited by Rajna in 1880 (and thereby taking the siglum 'R'), is the only verse version of the Italian Seven Sages. It is designated as part of the 'Versio Italico' family, usually grouped alongside Erasto and L'Amabile di Continentia as the later, and more varying, iterations of the Libro dei Sette Savi tradition. Despite their textual differences, it is also presumed to be related to Storia favolosa di Stefano (S); D'Agostino (2022) suggests that the two share a (now lost) source text, possibly descended from Italian Prose (V) (due to the detectable influence of French Version L) (p. 181).

Storia di Stefano appears in one 15th-century manuscript. It is written in ottava rima, and consists of 706 octaves, broken into 23 cantos.

Identification and general Information
Reference Number
Siglum of the version of the Seven Sages
Version Number
Title
Author

Tradition and Lineage
Branch of the tradition	West
Adapted from (version)
Adapted into (version)
Source for composition and adaptation information

Recorded secondary versions
I (Versio Italico) Erasto Il Libro dei Sette Savi de Roma (C) L'Amabile di Continentia Storia d'una Crudele Matrigna (M) Storia di Stefano (R) Versio Italica historiae septem sapientum (L)

Connected manuscripts
No connected manuscripts

Language and Composition
Original language of version
Language of text
Regional or specific language of version
Translated into (languages)
Place of composition
Date of composition	1420 - 1470
Islamic date of composition
Hebrew date of composition
Source for date of composition	Rajna (1880)

Modern Scholarship and Editions
Modern research literature
Modern Editions

Notes and Commentary
Note
Notes on motifs
Notes on the frame	Property "Has Note On The Frame" (as page type) with input value "According to Wikeley (1983), the prince is called Stefano and the Sages are named." contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process.According to Wikeley (1983), the prince is called Stefano and the Sages are named.

Pattern of embedded stories in this version

Has Short Title	Has Sequence Number	Has Narrator	Has Name Variation
Canis	1	Lenziles
Arbor	2	Empress
Medicus	3	Lentulus	Lentulis
Aper	4	Empress
Tentamina	5	Ancilles	Ansiles
Sapientes	6	Empress
Avis	7	Malquidras	Malchidas
Gaza	8	Empress
Inclusa	9	Caton	Catone
Roma	10	Empress
Vidua	11	Jesse	Esepe, Espe
Virgilius	12	Empress
Puteus	13	Charaus
Filius ingratus	15	Empress
Nepos	16	Empress
Arca	17	Empress
Turdi	18	Lenziles
Dimidius amicus	19	Ancilles	Ansiles
Mucius Scaevola	20	Lentulus	Lentulis
Tergi	21	Malquidras	Malchidas
Pirus incantata	22	Malquidras	Malchidas

Connected prints
No connected prints

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+|Has Description=The ''Storia di Stefano,'' first edited by [[Rajna (1880)|Rajna in 1880]] (and thereby taking the siglum 'R'), is the only verse version of the Italian ''Seven Sages''. It is designated as part of the '[[I (Versio Italico)|Versio Italico']] family, usually grouped alongside [[Erasto]] and [[L'Amabile di Continentia]] as the later, and more varying, iterations of the ''Libro dei Sette Savi'' tradition. Despite their textual differences, it is also presumed to be related to [[Storia favolosa di Stefano (S)]]; [[D'Agostino (2022)]] suggests that the two share a (now lost) source text, possibly descended from [[Italian Prose (V)]] (due to the detectable influence of [[L (Sept Sages de Rome)|French Version L]]) (p. 181).
+''Storia di Stefano'' appears in one 15th-century manuscript. It is written in ''ottava rima,'' and consists of 706 octaves, broken into 23 cantos.
 |Has Parent Version=I (Versio Italico)
 |Has Branch Of Tradition=West