The Decameron: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Decameron, credited to Giovanni Boccaccio, translated by J. M. Rigg, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

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LibriVox recording of The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio, translated by J. M. Rigg. The Decameron (subtitle: Prencipe Galeotto) is a collection of 100 novellas by Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, probably begun in 1350 and finished in 1353. It is a medieval allegorical work best known for its bawdy tales of love, appearing in all its possibilities from the erotic to the tragic. Many notable writers such as Shakespeare and Chaucer are said to have borrowed from The Decameron. (from Wikipedia)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Decameron
• Author credits: Giovanni Boccaccio, translated by J. M. Rigg
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 123
• Listed recording duration: 32:41:24

Catalogue topics

• audio books
• Medieval literature
• plague
• sex
• love

Opening tracks: first 24 of 123

1. 000 - Proem. — 7:23
2. 001 - How It Came About — 47:54
3. 002 - Day 1, The First Story — 33:36
4. 003 - Day 1, The Second Story — 11:37
5. 004 - Day 1, The Third Story — 7:57
6. 005 - Day 1, The Fourth Story — 9:45
7. 006 - Day 1, The Fifth Story — 7:41
8. 007 - Day 1, The Sixth Story — 6:08
9. 008 - Day 1, The Seventh Story — 11:45
10. 009 - Day 1, The Eighth Story — 6:31
11. 010 - Day 1, The Ninth Story — 3:37
12. 011 - Day 1, The Tenth Story — 10:42
13. 012 - Day 1, Conclusion — 8:17
14. 013 - Day 2, Introduction — 1:59
15. 014 - Day 2, The First Story — 13:33
16. 015 - Day 2, The Second Story — 15:29
17. 016 - Day 2, TheThird Story — 27:20
18. 017 - Day 2, The Fourth Story — 12:00
19. 018 - Day 2, The Fifth Story — 32:14
20. 019 - Day 2, The Sixth Story — 29:50
21. 020 - Day 2 The Seventh Story — 56:56
22. 021 - Day 2, The Eighth Story — 40:59
23. 022 - Day 2, The Ninth Story — 34:38
24. 023 - Day 2, The Tenth Story — 18:50

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