The Decameron: Illustrated Contributor(s): Jaggard, Isaac (Translator), Boccaccio, Giovanni (Author) |
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ISBN: 1978469063 ISBN-13: 9781978469068 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $20.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
Lexile Measure: 1500 |
Physical Information: 1.27" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (1.83 lbs) 630 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. |