The Decameron
Giovanni Boccaccio(Author)
Oxford Paperbacks (Publisher)
Published on 1. July 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
737 pages
978-0-19-282712-8 (ISBN)
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Description
Written in the wake of the Black Death, this book tells of how ten young noble men and women, who have escaped the plague in a country villa outside of Florence, decide to tell each other stories. Themes are playfully restated from one story to another, within an elegant framework. In 100 tales, vivid portraits of people from all stations in life are portrayed, with plots that revel in a bewildering variety of human reactions. Boccaccio's work combines the essential ingredients of narrative: fate and desire, crises and quick-thinking.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Oxford University Press
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
New edition
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ISBN-13
978-0-19-282712-8 (9780192827128)
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Book
02/1999
Oxford Paperbacks
€13.61
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