THE DECAMERON
by Boccaccio, Giovanni
- Used
- Signed
- Condition
- Fine in slipcase with edge wear
- Seller
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Paris, Tennessee, United States
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Synopsis
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 earthly values, the tales range from the bawdy Peronella hiding her lover in a tub to Ser Cepperallo, who, despite his unholy effrontery, becomes a Saint. The result is a towering monument of European literature and a masterpiece of imaginative narrative.
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- Bookseller
- First Folio (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16489
- Title
- THE DECAMERON
- Author
- Boccaccio, Giovanni
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in slipcase with edge wear
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited to 1500 copies Signed by Kent
- Publisher
- Garden City Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Garden City
- Date Published
- 1949
- Bookseller catalogs
- ILLUSTRATED;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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