The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio
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The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio

by Giovanni Boccaccio

"The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio" by Giovanni Boccaccio is a collection of short stories written between 1348 and 1353. Ten young people flee plague-ridden Florence to shelter in a countryside villa, where they pass two weeks by telling one hundred tales. Their stories span love both tragic and erotic, clever wit, practical jokes, and life lessons. Through this frame narrative, Boccaccio creates a mosaic of medieval Italian life while satirizing the Church and exploring themes of fortune, human desire, and social tensions between classes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Translated by John Payne. Reading ease score: 53.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Originally issued 2007-12-03. Transcribed by Ted Garvin, Linda Cantoni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This work is in the public domain in the United States. Sourced from Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23700).
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The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio

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