The Decameron
Author(s): Giovanni Boccaccio
Ten young Florentines flee the Black Death of 1348 by escaping to a country villa overlooking the city. There they spend ten days telling each other one hundred stories. Their stories run the gamut of medieval genres - romance, tragedy, comedy and farce - and are rich with wit, earthiness and even bawdy irreverence. Boccaccio's reputation as one of the world's greatest authors rests entirely on this singular, overflowing work. A tribute to the essential power of storytelling and laughter, even in the most trying times, The Decameron has been a source and inspiration for countless other storytellers over the centuries. Published on the 700th anniversary of Boccaccio's birth, Wayne A. Rebhorn's Decameron now speaks to us directly in a "lively, contemporary...English" (Stephen Greenblatt).
Product Information
Wayne A. Rebhorn is the Celanese Centennial Professor of English at the University of Texas, where he teaches English, Italian and comparative literature.
General Fields
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- : WW Norton & Co
- : WW Norton & Co
- : 1.372
- : 30 September 2013
- : 244mm X 164mm X 49mm
- : United States
- : 01 November 2013
- : books
Special Fields
- : Giovanni Boccaccio
- : Hardback
- : 853.1
- : 1024