| The Decameron Contributor(s): Payne, John (Translator), Boccaccio, Giovanni (Author) |
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ISBN: 154414072X ISBN-13: 9781544140728 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $18.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval |
| Lexile Measure: 1500 |
| Physical Information: 1.05" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (2.03 lbs) 522 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Decameron, is a collection of novellas by the 14th-century Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375). The book is structured as a frame story containing 100 tales told by a group of seven young women and three young men sheltering in a secluded villa just outside Florence to escape the Black Death, which was afflicting the city. Boccaccio probably conceived the Decameron after the epidemic of 1348, and completed it by 1353. The various tales of love in The Decameron range from the erotic to the tragic. Tales of wit, practical jokes, and life lessons contribute to the mosaic. In addition to its literary value and widespread influence (for example on Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales), it provides a document of life at the time. Written in the vernacular of the Florentine language, it is considered a masterpiece of classical early Italian prose. |
