Description
The Decameron (c 1351) is an entertaining series of one hundred stories written in the wake of the Black Death. The stories are told in a country villa outside the city of Florence by ten young noble men and women who are seeking to escape the ravages of the plague. Boccaccio's skill as a dramatist is masterfully displayed in these vivid portraits of people from all stations in life, with plots that revel in a bewildering variety of human reactions.
Book Details
Format
Paperback
Pages
698 pages
Language
English
Published
Mar 18, 1998
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Editions
1097 editions
ISBN-10
0192836919
ISBN-13
9780192836915