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Decameron

by Giovanni Boccaccio
J. G. Nichols
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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.
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.
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.
A brilliant new translation of the work that Herman Hesse called “the first great masterpiece of European storytelling.”
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Series: Vintage Classics Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Kindle Book

  • Release date: November 3, 2010

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9780307773630
  • Release date: November 3, 2010

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9780307773630
  • File size: 2309 KB
  • Release date: November 3, 2010

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Kindle Book
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subjects

Classic Literature Fiction Literature Short Stories

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:1500
Text Difficulty:12

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.
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.
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.
A brilliant new translation of the work that Herman Hesse called “the first great masterpiece of European storytelling.”
Expand title description text
Classic Literature Fiction Literature Short Stories
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