Decameron or decamerone, subtitled prince galehaut old. While chaos reigns in the streets and every friendship or kinship is broken by the plagues fear, seven young gentlewomen gather in the church of santa maria novella. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. The decameron was written by giovanni boccaccio, an italian writer who lived from 75. Boccaccio, giovanni 75 italian writer and poet known as the father of italian prose. Full text of stories of boccaccio the decameron see other formats. Il decamerone o decameron composta dal greco antico. Free ebooks in english, french, german, spanish and other languages il decameron giovanni boccaccio italiano.
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The american edition from which this etext was prepared is undated. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. The decameron of giovanni boccaccio ebook epubpdfprc. In the broad sweep of its range and its alternately tragic and comic views of life, it is rightly regarded as his masterpiece. Boccaccios decameron a fictional effort to grapple with chaos. The decameron of giovanni boccaccio the gold scales. John paynes translation of the decameron was originally published in a private printing for the. Chaos reigns and the routines of daily life have been abandoned. The decameron is set in 48, when the black death was ravaging the city of florence, as portrayed by boccaccio in his famous description of plagues effect on people and places. Ten youthsseven women and three mentake turns telling stories for 10 days. The decameron of giovanni boccaccio by giovanni boccaccio trans.