The decameron
By: Giovanni Boccaccio ; translated and with an introduction by Wayne A. Rebhorn
Contributors: Rebhorn, Wayne A., 1943- translator
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 947
ISBN-13: 9780393069303
Subjects: Fiction; Plague; Storytelling; History
Work titles: Decamerone
Description: Revised for the seven hundredth anniversary of the author's birth, this tale of medieval Italian life details how ten young Florentines retreat to the countryside to escape the plague-infested city and entertain themselves by telling stories.
Notes: Translation from Italian of: Decamerone.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 863-947).