Bibliograph

Decameron, Giovanni Boccaccio ; translated from the Italian and introduced by J. G. Nichols

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Decameron, Giovanni Boccaccio ; translated from the Italian and introduced by J. G. Nichols

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [657]-661)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Decameron

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Giovanni Boccaccio ; translated from the Italian and introduced by J. G. Nichols

Series statement

Everyman's library, 322

Summary

In the summer of 1348, with the plague ravaging Florence, ten young men and women take refuge in the countryside, where they entertain themselves with tales of love, death, and corruption, featuring a host of characters, from lascivious clergymen and mad kings to devious lovers and false miracle-makers. Named after the Greek for “ten days,” Boccaccio?s book of stories draws on ancient mythology, contemporary history, and everyday life, and has influenced the work of myriad writers who came after him. J. G. Nichols?s new translation, faithful to the original but rendered in eminently readable modern English, captures the timeless humor of one of the great classics of European literature

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