The Decameron; Two Volumes
by Giovanni Boccaccio with a tranlatoin by Richard Aldington
- Used
- good
- Condition
- good
- Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota, 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
- Midway Used and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43773
- Title
- The Decameron; Two Volumes
- Author
- Giovanni Boccaccio with a tranlatoin by Richard Aldington
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Covici, Friede
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1930
- Bookseller catalogs
- illustrated;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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