The Decameron, Volume I: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
The Decameron, Volume I: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
The Decameron, Volume I is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Boccaccio, Giovanni (1313–1375). The listed translation credits are Rigg, J. M. (James Macmullen) (1855–1926).
Catalogue synopsis
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"The Decameron, Volume I" by Giovanni Boccaccio is a collection of short stories written between 1348 and 1353. Ten young people flee plague-ridden Florence to a countryside villa, where they pass two weeks telling one hundred tales. These stories range from erotic to tragic love, clever wit, practical jokes, and life lessons. The work satirizes the clergy, explores fortune's power, and captures tensions between social classes. Written in vernacular Florentine, it became a masterpiece of early Italian prose and influenced works like Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales."
Book and edition facts
- Title: The Decameron, Volume I
- Author credits: Boccaccio, Giovanni (1313–1375)
- Catalogue language: English
- Translator credits: Rigg, J. M. (James Macmullen) (1855–1926)
Catalogue subjects
- Allegories
- Frame stories
- Plague -- Europe -- History -- Fiction
- Storytelling -- Fiction
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- Category: Classics of Literature
- Category: Short Stories
- Erotic Fiction
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