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Author | : Giovanni Boccaccio |
Publisher | : BoD - Books on Demand |
Total Pages | : 1040 |
Release | : 2023-07-07 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
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In the time of a devastating pandemic, seven women and three men withdraw to a country estate outside Florence to give themselves a diversion from the death around them. Once there, they decide to spend some time each day telling stories, each of the ten to tell one story each day. They do this for ten days, with a few other days of rest in between, resulting in the 100 stories of the Decameron. The Decameron was written after the Black Plague spread through Italy in 1348. Most of the tales did not originate with Boccaccio; some of them were centuries old already in his time, but Boccaccio imbued them all with his distinctive style. The stories run the gamut from tragedy to comedy, from lewd to inspiring, and sometimes all of those at once. They also provide a detailed picture of daily life in fourteenth-century Italy.
Author | : The New York Times |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2022-03-22 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1982170816 |
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"Previously published as The decameron project."
Author | : Giovanni Boccaccio |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 756 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Frame-stories |
ISBN | : 9780192836915 |
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This new translation by Guido Waldman captures the exuberance and variety and tone of Boccaccio's masterpiece.
Author | : Giovanni Boccaccio |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 597 |
Release | : 1954 |
Genre | : Italian fiction |
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Author | : Giovanni Boccaccio |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 764 |
Release | : 2012-12-28 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1625583915 |
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The Decameron, also called Prince Galehaut, is a 14th-century medieval allegory by Giovanni Boccaccio, told as a frame story encompassing 100 tales by ten young people. The book's primary title exemplifies Boccaccio's fondness for Greek philology: Decameron combines two Greek words, Greek: dÈka ("ten") and (Greek: hemÈra ("day"), to form a term that means "ten-day event". Ten days is the time period in which the characters of the frame story tell their tales.
Author | : Giovanni Boccaccio |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 444 |
Release | : 1903 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Giovanni Boccaccio |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 1930 |
Genre | : Italian literature |
ISBN | : |
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In the summer of 1348, as the Black Death ravages their city, ten young Florentines take refuge in the countryside. They amuse themselves by each telling a story a day for the ten days they are destined to remain there - a hundred stories of love, adventure and surprising twists of fate. Less preoccupied with abstract concepts of morality or religion than earthly values, the tales range from the bawdy Peronella hiding her lover in a tub to Ser Cepperallo, who, despite his unholy effrontery, becomes a Saint. The result is a towering monument of European literature and a masterpiece of imaginative narrative.
Author | : Giovanni Boccaccio |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2012-04-30 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0486149463 |
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A group of escapees from plague-ridden Florence pass the time by telling tales of romance in this landmark of medieval literature. Features 25 of the original 100 stories. J. M. Rigg translation.
Author | : Giovanni Boccaccio |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 2015-02-19 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781298360151 |
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Author | : Giovanni Bocaccio |
Publisher | : BoD - Books on Demand |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 2024-04-15 |
Genre | : Poetry |
ISBN | : |
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"The Decameron" by Giovanni Boccaccio is a collection of 100 tales told by a group of young people sheltering in a villa outside Florence during the Black Death. As the plague ravages the city, ten noble men and women escape to the countryside and entertain themselves by telling stories over a period of ten days. Each day, one member of the group is appointed as the "king" or "queen" of the day, and they choose a theme for the stories to be told. The tales cover a wide range of subjects, including love, trickery, wit, and morality, and they often feature characters from various social classes and backgrounds. Boccaccio's work is celebrated for its vivid storytelling, wit, and humor, as well as its frank and often bawdy depiction of human nature. Through the diverse tales told by the characters, "The Decameron" provides a rich tapestry of medieval Italian life, while also offering timeless insights into the complexities of human behavior and relationships.