Decameron (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature)
by Giovanni Boccaccio
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- ISBN 13
- 9781840221336
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Synopsis
In the summer of 1348, as the Black Death ravages their city, ten young Florentines take refuge in the countryside. They amuse themselves by each telling a story a day for the ten days they are destined to remain there - a hundred stories of love, adventure and surprising twists of fate. Less preoccupied with abstract concepts of morality or religion than earthly values, the tales range from the bawdy Peronella hiding her lover in a tub to Ser Cepperallo, who, despite his unholy effrontery, becomes a Saint. The result is a towering monument of European literature and a masterpiece of imaginative narrative.
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- Seller
- Bonita (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 184022133X.G
- Title
- Decameron (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature)
- Author
- Giovanni Boccaccio
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 184022133X
- ISBN 13
- 9781840221336
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions Ltd
- This edition first published
- March 2005