The Decameron Of Giovanni Boccaccio

The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio is a collection of one hundred novellas, written in the 14th century, that tells the story of ten young people who flee from the Black Death in Florence and spend ten days in a villa outside the city, entertaining each other with tales of love, wit, and adventure. This edition, published in 1884, includes forty of the most famous and representative stories from the original work, translated into English by John Payne. The stories range from bawdy and satirical to tragic and romantic, and cover a wide variety of themes, including love, deception, revenge, and the power of fate. The Decameron is considered a masterpiece of Italian literature and a landmark in the development of the short story form.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.