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The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio (Paperback, 2008)

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The Decameron (c.1351) was written in the wake of the Black Death, a shattering epidemic which had shaken Florence's confident entrepreneurial society to its core. In a country villa outside the city, ten young noble men and women who have escaped the plague decide to tell each other stories. Boccaccio's skill as a dramatist is masterfully displayed in this virtuoso performance of one hundred tales, vivid portraits of people from all stations in life, with plots which revel in a bewildering variety of human reactions. Themes are playfully restated from one story to another within an elegant and refined framework. One of Chaucer's most fruitful sources for the Canterbury Tales, Boccaccio's work artfully combines the essential ingredients of narrative: fate and desire, crises and quick-thinking. This new translation by Guido Waldman captures the exuberance and variety and tone of Boccaccio's masterpiece. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Oxford University Press
ISBN-13
9780199540419
eBay Product ID (ePID)
90802289

Product Key Features

Book Title
The Decameron
Author
Giovanni Boccaccio
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Literature, Literary Theory
Publication Year
2008
Number of Pages
752 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
200mm
Item Width
130mm
Item Weight
503g

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Giovanni Boccaccio
Series Title
Oxford World's Classics
Editor
Jonathan Usher
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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