The Decameron, Volume II by Giovanni Boccaccio
"The Decameron, Volume II" by Giovanni Boccaccio is a collection of short stories written between 1348 and 1353. Ten young people flee plague-ridden Florence to shelter in a countryside villa, where they pass time by telling one hundred tales over ten evenings. These stories range from erotic love to tragedy, from clever wit to practical jokes, exploring human nature through tales of lust, ambition, fortune, and folly. The work satirizes medieval society,
particularly the clergy, while providing a vivid document of life during the Black Death. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375 |
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| Translator | Rigg, J. M. (James Macmullen), 1855-1926 |
| Title | The Decameron, Volume II |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Decameron |
| Credits | Produced by Donna Holsten |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 55.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Plague -- Europe -- History -- Fiction |
| Subject | Storytelling -- Fiction |
| Subject | Allegories |
| Subject | Frame stories |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 13102 |
| Release Date | Aug 3, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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