num_pages: 689
description: The Decameron (c.1351) is an entertaining series of one hundred stories written in the wake of the Black Death. The stories are told in a country villa outside the city of Florence by ten young noble men and women who are seeking to escape the ravages of the plague. Boccaccio's skill as adramatist is masterfully displayed in these vivid portraits of people from all stations in life, with plots that revel in a bewildering variety of human reactions.This isbn is keyed to the image of the cover and as such is the English translation by Mark Musa and Peter Bondanella, with an introduction by Thomas Bergin.
language: English
title: The Decameron
titlecomplete: The Decameron
characters: Filomena, Panfilo, Dioneo, Lauretta, Emilia, Neifile, Fiameta, Elissa, Filostrato, Pampinea
genres: Fiction, Italy, Short Stories, 14th Century, School, Literature, Classics, Medieval, Historical Fiction, Italian Literature
ratings_count: 38974
places: Florence, Tuscany, Italy
awards: awardedAt: 568022400000
name: Премія імені Максима Рильського, awardedAt: 1388563200000
name: PEN Center USA Literary Award
category: Translation
publisher: Signet