A complete edition of the hilarious, bawdy, irreverent masterpiece of medieval Italy--and the inspiration for the film The Little Hours--in an acclaimed translation
In the summer of 1348, as the Black Death ravages their city, ten young Florentines take refuge in the countryside. They amuse themselves by each telling a story a day for the ten days they are destined to remain there--a hundred stories of love, adventure and surprising twists of fate. Less preoccupied with abstract concepts of morality or religion than with earthly values, the tales range from the bawdy...
A complete edition of the hilarious, bawdy, irreverent masterpiece of medieval Italy--and the inspiration for the film The Little Hours--in ...
The Decameron (c.1351) was written in the wake of the Black Death, a shattering epidemic which had shaken Florence's confident entrepreneurial society to its core. In a country villa outside the city, ten young noble men and women who have escaped the plague decide to tell each other stories. Boccaccio's skill as a dramatist is masterfully displayed in this virtuoso performance of one hundred tales, vivid portraits of people from all stations in life, with plots which revel in a bewildering variety of human reactions. Themes are playfully restated from one story to another within...
The Decameron (c.1351) was written in the wake of the Black Death, a shattering epidemic which had shaken Florence's confident entrepreneuria...
The first epic poem written in Italian is the Teseida delle nozze di Emilia (Theseid of the Nuptials of Emilia) by Giovanni Boccaccio, the well-known author of the Decameron. Conceived and composed during the Florentine author s stay in Naples, it combines masterfully both epic and lyric themes in a genre that may be defined as an epic of love. Besides its intrinsic literary value, the poem reflects the author s youthful emotions and nostalgia for the happiest times of his life."
The first epic poem written in Italian is the Teseida delle nozze di Emilia (Theseid of the Nuptials of Emilia) by Giovanni Boccaccio, the well...
In the summer of 1348, the plague ravages Florence, and ten young Florentines take refuge in the countryside, where they entertain themselves with tales of love, death and corruption, featuring a host of colourful characters, from lascivious clergymen and mad kings to devious lovers and false miracle-makers. Named after the Greek for ten days, Boccaccio's book of stories draws on ancient mythology, contemporary events and everyday life, leaving an indelible mark on the works of future writers such as Chaucer and Shakespeare.
J.G. Nichols's new translation stays as faithful to the...
In the summer of 1348, the plague ravages Florence, and ten young Florentines take refuge in the countryside, where they entertain themselves with ...
Bawdy and moving, hilarious and reflective: these stories offer the very best of Boccaccio's Decameron--the inspiration for the new film The Little Hours--in a brilliant, playful new translation
In the early summer of the year 1348, as a terrible plague ravages the city, ten charming young Florentines take refuge in country villas to tell each other stories--one hundred stories of love, adventure, and surprising twists of fortune that later inspired Chaucer, Keats, and Shakespeare. Now, this hugely enjoyable volume collects the best stories of Boccaccio's...
Bawdy and moving, hilarious and reflective: these stories offer the very best of Boccaccio's Decameron--the inspiration for the new film ...
Giovanni Boccaccio: Das Dekameron. (Il Decamerone) Erstdruck: Venedig 1470. Hier nach der Ubers. v. Karl Witte, Munchen: Winkler-Verlag, 1964. Vollstandige Neuausgabe mit einer Biographie des Autors. Herausgegeben von Karl-Maria Guth. Berlin 2015. Textgrundlage ist die Ausgabe: Boccaccio, Giovanni: Das Dekameron. Ubers. v. Karl Witte, Munchen: Winkler-Verlag, 1964. Die Paginierung obiger Ausgabe wird in dieser Neuausgabe als Marginalie zeilengenau mitgefuhrt. Umschlaggestaltung von Thomas Schultz-Overhage. Gesetzt aus Minion Pro, 11 pt."
Giovanni Boccaccio: Das Dekameron. (Il Decamerone) Erstdruck: Venedig 1470. Hier nach der Ubers. v. Karl Witte, Munchen: Winkler-Verlag, 1964. Vollsta...
Giovanni Boccaccio: Das Dekameron. (Il Decamerone) Erstdruck: Venedig 1470. Hier nach der Ubers. v. Karl Witte, Munchen: Winkler-Verlag, 1964. Vollstandige Neuausgabe mit einer Biographie des Autors. Herausgegeben von Karl-Maria Guth. Berlin 2015. Textgrundlage ist die Ausgabe: Boccaccio, Giovanni: Das Dekameron. Ubers. v. Karl Witte, Munchen: Winkler-Verlag, 1964. Die Paginierung obiger Ausgabe wird in dieser Neuausgabe als Marginalie zeilengenau mitgefuhrt. Umschlaggestaltung von Thomas Schultz-Overhage. Gesetzt aus Minion Pro, 11 pt."
Giovanni Boccaccio: Das Dekameron. (Il Decamerone) Erstdruck: Venedig 1470. Hier nach der Ubers. v. Karl Witte, Munchen: Winkler-Verlag, 1964. Vollsta...
