BLACK, INC. 171 Madison Avenue NEW YORK, N.Y. Classic book. While Dante is a stern moralist, Boccaccio has little time for chastity, pokes fun at crafty, hypocritical clerics and celebrates the power of passion to overcome obstacles and social divisions. In Stock. Funny, thought provoking, rude and utterly humane. Bought for a class at college. I am fluent in Italian so I could have also read this in its original language. John Payne's translation of The Decameron was originally published in a private printing for The Villon Society, London, 1886. The Decameron (Penguin Classics) - Kindle edition by Boccaccio, Giovanni. It is a bit daunting upon first receiving it, but realize that it is a collection of short stories and thus can be put down for a "break" and easily picked back up again. In most cases, items shipped from Amazon.com may be returned for a full refund. Stories of Boccaccio (The Decameron) by Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375; Payne, John, 1842-1916, tr; Flameng, Léopold, 1831-1911, illus.
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PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The American edition from which this e-text was prepared is undated. McWilliam. THE DECAMERON Boccaccio Giovanni Boccaccio, Giovanni (1313-1375) - Italian writer and poet known as the Father of Italian prose.
6. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. In the early summer of the year 1348, as a terrible plague ravages the city, ten charming young Florentines take refuge in country villas to tell each other stories - a hundred stories of love, adventure and surprising twists of fortune which later inspired Chaucer, Keats and Shakespeare. The English version is absolutely impressive and I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in Italian classics. Like the Divine Comedy, the Decameron is a towering monument of medieval pre-Renaissance literature, and incorporates certain important elements that are not at once apparent to today's readers.
This edition was published in 1903.
There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. In a new introduction to this revised edition, which also includes additional explanatory notes, maps, bibliography and indexes, Professor McWilliam shows us Boccaccio for what he is - one of the world's greatest masters of vivid and exciting prose fiction. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2015.
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This book is simply put, spectacular. Battery length better and its primary use. John Payne’s translation of The Decameron was originally published in a private printing for The Villon Society, London, 1886. For people who love to read and are literature fanatics, this edition is perfect. Giovanni Boccaccio (G. H. McWilliam translation). Because of my deference to such a masterpiece I feel writing a literary critique would be a bit of a cheek!
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