The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio

The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio

A new translation of the fourteenth-century tales recounted by young citizens of Florence who have fled the city to escape the plague.

Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375) was born in Florence, Italy. His life thus coincided with the flowering of the early Renaissance, and indeed his closest friend was Petrarch, the other towering literary figure of the period. During his lifetime, Boccaccio was a diplomat, businessman, and international traveler, as well as the creator of numerous works of prose and poetry. Of his achievements, The Decameron, completed sometime between 1350 and 1352, remains his lasting contribution to world literature, immensely popular from its original appearance to the present day. Peter Hainsworth (translator) is an emeritus fellow and professor of Italian at Oxford University.

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ISBN 13	9780140442694
ISBN 10	0140442693
Title	The Decameron
Author	Giovanni Boccaccio
Series	Classics
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Books Ltd
Year published	1972-08-31
Number of pages	848
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