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The decameron, or ten days entertainment, is his most famous work, a collection of stories considered representative of the middle ages, as well as a product of the renaissance this collection of tales is set in 48, the year of the black death. 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. Giovanni boccaccio 75 was an early italian author and poet, a student and friend of petrarch. Rebhorns new translation of the decameron introduces a generation of readers to this rich latemedieval feast in a. In the early summer of the year 48, as a terrible plague ravages the city, ten charming young florentines take refuge in country villas to tell each other stories a hundred stories of love, adventure. The decameron of giovanni boccaccio by giovanni boccaccio free ebook project gutenberg. This was required reading for a graduate course in medieval history. Prencipe galeotto is a collection of 100 novellas by italian author. The work is regarded as a masterpiece of classical italian prose. The decameron by giovanni boccaccio free at loyal books.
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