Tales from the Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio

Tales from the Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio is a collection of short stories written by the Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio in the 14th century. The book is divided into ten days, each containing ten stories told by a group of young people who have fled Florence during the Black Death. The stories cover a wide range of topics including love, sex, religion, politics, and morality, and are often humorous and satirical. The characters in the stories come from all walks of life, and the tales offer a glimpse into the social and cultural norms of medieval Italy. Boccaccio's writing style is lively and engaging, and his stories have been influential in the development of European literature. This edition of the book includes an introduction and notes by the translator, as well as illustrations by the artist, Arthur Zaidenberg.1930. The Decameron is a work of broad-sweeping comic views. It was written by Giovanni Boccaccio, an Italian poet and scholar who raised vernacular literature to the status of the classics of antiquity and who prepared for the humanism of the Renaissance. The tales are set in 1348, the year of the Black Death. Florence is a dying, corrupt city, described plainly in all of its horrors. Seven ladies and three gentlemen meet in a church and decide to escape from the charnel house of reality by staying in the hills of Fiesole; there they pass the time telling stories for ten days. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.