Publisher's Synopsis
The Decameron is a collection of 100 novellas written by Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio in the 14th century. The book is framed as a series of stories told by a group of young people who have fled Florence during the Black Death and are passing the time in a villa outside the city. Over the course of ten days, each person tells a story on a given theme, ranging from love and sex to wit and trickery. The tales are often bawdy, humorous, and satirical, and they offer a vivid portrait of life in medieval Italy. In addition to its literary value, The Decameron is also notable for its influence on later writers, including Chaucer, Shakespeare, and the Italian Renaissance humanists.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
