The Decameron, Volume II
Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375
The Decameron, Volume II - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Decameron Release date is 2004-08-03
Produced by Donna Holsten Produced by Donna Holsten
"The Decameron, Volume II" by Giovanni Boccaccio is a collection of short stories written between 1348 and 1353. Ten young people flee plague-ridden Florence to shelter in a countryside villa, where they pass time by telling one hundred tales over ten evenings. These stories range from erotic love to tragedy, from clever wit to practical jokes, exploring human nature through tales of lust, ambition, fortune, and folly. The work satirizes medieval society, particularly the clergy, while providing a vivid document of life during the Black Death. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Plague -- Europe -- History -- Fiction Storytelling -- Fiction Allegories Frame stories
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The Decameron, Volume II - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Decameron Release date is 2004-08-03
Produced by Donna Holsten Produced by Donna Holsten
"The Decameron, Volume II" by Giovanni Boccaccio is a collection of short stories written between 1348 and 1353. Ten young people flee plague-ridden Florence to shelter in a countryside villa, where they pass time by telling one hundred tales over ten evenings. These stories range from erotic love to tragedy, from clever wit to practical jokes, exploring human nature through tales of lust, ambition, fortune, and folly. The work satirizes medieval society, particularly the clergy, while providing a vivid document of life during the Black Death. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Plague -- Europe -- History -- Fiction Storytelling -- Fiction Allegories Frame stories
PQ