Boccaccio, Giovanni 1313-1375 creator Soderhjelm, Werner 1859-1931 Lehtonen, Joel 1881-1934 text utu 2015 monographic fi 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Novelleja Decameronesta" by Giovanni Boccaccio is a collection of one hundred tales written between 1349 and 1353. During the devastating Black Plague in Florence, ten young friends—seven women and three men—flee to the countryside. There, they pass their time with songs, dances, and storytelling. Each day, they elect a leader who chooses a theme, and each member tells a tale inspired by it. Through these stories, Boccaccio paints a vivid portrait of fourteenth-century society, blending aristocratic ideals with merchant values. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Decameron Wikipedia page about this book: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decameron Release date is 2015-01-06 E-text prepared by Tapio Riikonen 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/47886 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47886 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134112.0 47886