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The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio - cover

The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio

Giovanni Boccaccio

Maison d'édition: anboco

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Synopsis

An hundred pleasant
Novels - wittily discoursed, betweene
seaven Honourable Ladies, and
three Noble Gentlemen: 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.
Disponible depuis: 25/08/2016.
Longueur d'impression: 500 pages.

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