The Decameron Of Giovanni Boccaccio: Including Forty Of Its Hundred Novels (1884) Contributor(s): Boccaccio, Giovanni (Author), Morley, Henry (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1437310818 ISBN-13: 9781437310818 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $30.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2008 Annotation: The medieval masterpiece, set against the backdrop of the Black Death of 1348, is now available in this authoritative English-language translation. The 100 linked tales in Boccaccio's masterpiece are peopled by nobles, knights, nuns, doctors, lovers--all of whom are both faithful and faithless. Unabashedly earthy in its sensuality, "The Decameron" captures both the tragedies and comedies of life. Original. |
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BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Historical - General |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6" W x 9" (0.92 lbs) 312 pages |