Tales from the Decameron
The Decameron reads in some ways as a guide to social distancing and self-isolation. -The New York TimesThe 14th-century Italian book that shows us how to survive coronavirus. -New StatesmanBawdy and moving, hilarious and reflective: these stories offer the very best of Boccaccio's Decameron-the inspiration for the new film The Little Hours-in a brilliant, playful new translation.In the early summer of the year 1348, as a terrible plague ravages the city, ten charming young Florentines take refuge in country villas to tell each other stories-one hundred stories of love, adventure, and surprising twists of fortune that later inspired Chaucer,…
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Weitere Autoren: Hainsworth, Peter (Übers.) / Hainsworth, Peter (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-0-14-119133-1
- EAN: 9780141191331
- Produktnummer: 18285243
- Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
- Seitenangabe: 352 S.
- Masse: H19.7 cm x B12.9 cm x D2.1 cm 266 g
- Gewicht: 266
- Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)
Über den Autor
Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375) was born in Florence, Italy. His life thus coincided with the flowering of the early Renaissance, and indeed his closest friend was Petrarch, the other towering literary figure of the period. During his lifetime, Boccaccio was a diplomat, businessman, and international traveler, as well as the creator of numerous works of prose and poetry. Of his achievements, The Decameron, completed sometime between 1350 and 1352, remains his lasting contribution to world literature, immensely popular from its original appearance to the present day. Peter Hainsworth (translator) is an emeritus fellow and professor of Italian at Oxford University.
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