The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Giovanni Boccaccio
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By Giovanni Boccaccio
A complete edition of the hilarious bawdy irreverent masterpiece of medieval Italy-and an inspiration for the Netflix dark comedy The Decameron-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 Peronella hiding her lover in a tub to Ser Cepperello who despite his unholy effrontery becomes a Saint. The result is a towering monument of European literature and a masterpiece of imaginative narrative. This is the second edition of G. H. McWilliam's acclaimed translation of The Decameron. His introduction illuminates the worlds of Boccaccio and of his storytellers showing Boccaccio as a master of vivid and exciting prose fiction. Penguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
A complete edition of the hilarious bawdy irreverent masterpiece of medieval Italy-and an inspiration for the Netflix dark comedy The Decameron-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 Peronella hiding her lover in a tub to Ser Cepperello who despite his unholy effrontery becomes a Saint. The result is a towering monument of European literature and a masterpiece of imaginative narrative. This is the second edition of G. H. McWilliam's acclaimed translation of The Decameron. His introduction illuminates the worlds of Boccaccio and of his storytellers showing Boccaccio as a master of vivid and exciting prose fiction. Penguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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