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The Decameron
The Decameron
Author: Giovanni Boccaccio
The Decameron (c.1351) is an entertaining series of one hundred stories written in the wake of the Black Death. The stories are told in a country villa outside the city of Florence by ten young noble men and women who are seeking to escape the ravages of the plague. Boccaccio's skill as a dramatist is masterfully displayed in these vivid portrai...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780140442694
ISBN-10: 0140442693
Publication Date: 11/30/1972
Pages: 848
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Publisher: Penguin Classics
Book Type: Paperback
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Great old classic filled delicious bawdiness and ribaldry!


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