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The Decameron
The Decameron
Author: Giovanni Boccaccio
ISBN-13: 9780140442694
ISBN-10: 0140442693
Publication Date: 11/30/1972
Pages: 848
Edition: Reprint
Rating:
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 4 ratings
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Book Type: Paperback
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reviewed The Decameron on + 26 more book reviews
Great old classic filled delicious bawdiness and ribaldry!
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I don't always read unexpurgated translations, but when I do, they are by Mark Musa.
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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 portraits of people from all stations in life, with plots that revel in a bewildering variety of human reactions.

Book Condition: SmokeFree Home, Read 1X for Class, 1 Crease on Spine & 1 on Cover, Some Writing & Highlighting (on sbout 40 pages) Some Shelf Wear on Edges/Corners/Spine, Slight Age Tanning
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Required read for some Survey of Civilization courses at college.