The Decameron

The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio


ISBN
9780393069303
Published
Released
02 / 12 / 2013
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
1,024
Dimensions
170 x 244 x 46mm

Ten young Florentines flee the Black Death of 1348 by escaping to a country villa overlooking the city. There they spend ten days telling each other one hundred stories. Their stories run the gamut of medieval genres - romance, tragedy, comedy and farce - and are rich with wit, earthiness and even bawdy irreverence.

Boccaccio's reputation as one of the world's greatest authors rests entirely on this singular, overflowing work. A tribute to the essential power of storytelling and laughter, even in the most trying times, The Decameron has been a source and inspiration for countless other storytellers over the centuries.

Published on the 700th anniversary of Boccaccio's birth, Wayne A. Rebhorn's Decameron now speaks to us directly in a "lively, contemporary...English" (Stephen Greenblatt).
An extensive introduction provides useful details about Boccaccio's historical and cultural milieu, the themes and particularities of the text, and the lines of influence flowing into and out of this towering monument of world literature.
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