Screen LibraryThe decameron : selected tales /
While the Black Death rages through fourteenth-century Florence, a group of young people retreat to the healthful air of the countryside and amuse themselves by telling tales of romance and adventure. This is the premise of Boccaccio's Decameron, a landmark of early Renaissance literature and o...
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Dover Publications,
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| Publisher Address: | Mineola, N.Y. : |
| Publication Dates: | 2011. |
| Literature type: | Book |
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English Italian |
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Dover thrift editions
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While the Black Death rages through fourteenth-century Florence, a group of young people retreat to the healthful air of the countryside and amuse themselves by telling tales of romance and adventure. This is the premise of Boccaccio's Decameron, a landmark of early Renaissance literature and one of the world's great story collections. Vast in scope, teeming with colorful characters, and rich in worldly wisdom, these 25 tales from the original 100 encompass a variety of genres folktales, ancient myths, fables, and anecdotes ranging from earthy satires of hypocritical clergy to gripping tales of murder and revenge and stories of passionate love. Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Keats drew upon Boccaccio's masterpiece for inspiration, and the grand old storytellers fables continue to captivate modern readers. |
| Item Description: | Translation by J.M. Rigg. |
| Carrier Form: | 169 pages ; 21 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780486411132 0486411133 |
| Index Number: | PQ4272 |
| CLC: | I546.73 |
| Call Number: | I546.73/B664 |