The Boccaccio, Giovanni 1313-1375 creator Rigg, J. M. (James Macmullen) 1855-1926 text utu 2003 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Decameron, Volume I" by Giovanni Boccaccio is a collection of short stories written between 1348 and 1353. Ten young people flee plague-ridden Florence to a countryside villa, where they pass two weeks telling one hundred tales. These stories range from erotic to tragic love, clever wit, practical jokes, and life lessons. The work satirizes the clergy, explores fortune's power, and captures tensions between social classes. Written in vernacular Florentine, it became a masterpiece of early Italian prose and influenced works like Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales." (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Decameron Release date is 2003-02-01 This etext was produced by Donna Holsten Original publication data not identified Plague -- Europe -- History -- Fiction Storytelling -- Fiction Allegories Frame stories PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3726 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3726 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133116.0 3726