‘Ever since the world began, men have been subject to various tricks of Fortune’
In the summer of 1348, as the Black Death ravages their city, ten young Florentines take refuge in the countryside. They amuse themselves by each telling a story a day for the ten days they are destined to remain there – a hundred stories of love, adventure and surprising twists of fate. Less preoccupied with abstract concepts of morality or religion than earthly values, the tales range from the bawdy Peronella hiding her lover in a tub to Ser Cepperallo, who, despite his unholy effrontery, becomes a Saint. The result is a towering monument of European literature and a masterpiece of imaginative narrative.
This is the second edition of G. H. McWilliam’s acclaimed translation of the Decameron. In his introduction Professor McWilliam illuminates the worlds of Boccaccio and of his storytellers, showing Boccaccio as a master of vivid and exciting prose fiction.
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‘Ever since the world began, men have been subject to various tricks of Fortune’
In the summer of 1348, as the Black Death ravages their city, ten young Florentines take refuge in the countryside. They amuse themselves by each telling a story a day for the ten days they are destined to remain there – a hundred stories of love, adventure and surprising twists of fate. Less preoccupied with abstract concepts of morality or religion than earthly values, the tales range from the bawdy Peronella hiding her lover in a tub to Ser Cepperallo, who, despite his unholy effrontery, becomes a Saint. The result is a towering monument of European literature and a masterpiece of imaginative narrative.
This is the second edition of G. H. McWilliam’s acclaimed translation of the Decameron. In his introduction Professor McWilliam illuminates the worlds of Boccaccio and of his storytellers, showing Boccaccio as a master of vivid and exciting prose fiction.
Imprint | Penguin Classics |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Release date | March 2003 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 9 - 15 working days |
First published | April 2003 |
Authors | Giovanni Boccaccio |
Introduction by | G.H. McWilliam |
Translators | G.H. McWilliam |
Dimensions | 198 x 129 x 50mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - B-format |
Pages | 909 |
Edition | 2nd ed |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-14-044930-3 |
Barcode | 9780140449303 |
Languages | value |
Subtitles | value |
Categories | |
LSN | 0-14-044930-2 |