Boccaccio, Giovanni

  • The Decameron

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    The Decameron (c.1351) was written in the wake of the Black Death, a shattering epidemic which had shaken Florence’s confident entrepreneurial society to its core.

    In a country villa outside the city,

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  • The Decameron

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    Set against the background of the Black Death of 1348, Giovanni Boccaccio’s undisputed masterpiece recaptures both the tragedies and comedies of medieval life and is surely one of the greatest achieve… [more below]

    • Series: Signet Classics
    • Author: Boccaccio, Giovanni
    • Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
    • Page Count: 864
    • Publish Date: December 07 2010
    • ISBN10: 0451531736
    • Language: English
  • The Decameron

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    The Decameron reads in some ways as a guide to social distancing and self-isolation.” The New York Times

    “The 14th-century Italian book that shows us how to survive coronavirus.” New Statesman

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    • Series: Penguin Classics
    • Author: Boccaccio, Giovanni
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 1072
    • Publish Date: April 29 2003
    • ISBN10: 0140449302
    • Language: English
  • The Decameron

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    The year is 1348. The Black Death has begun to ravage Europe. Ten young Florentines–seven women and three men–escape the plague-infested city and retreat to the countryside around Fiesole. At their … [more below]

    • Author: Boccaccio, Giovanni
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 1024
    • Publish Date: December 08 2014
    • ISBN10: 0393350266
    • Language: English
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