The decameron
Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-13752015
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Ten young Florentines flee the Black Death of 1348 by escaping to a country villa overlooking the city. There they spend ten days telling each other 100 stories. Their stories run the gamut of medieval genres and are rich with wit, earthiness and even bawdy irreverence.
Main title:
The decameron / Giovanni Boccaccio ; translated and with an introduction by Wayne A. Rebhorn.
Imprint:
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2015.New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2015.
Collation:
1024 pages ; 22 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Italian.This translation originally published: 2013.
ISBN:
9780393350265 (pbk)
Language:
EnglishItalian
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BRN:
1354441