The decameron /
Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375.
The decameron / Giovanni Boccaccio ; translated and with an introduction by Wayne A. Rebhorn. - First edition. - lxxii, 947 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 945-947).
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.
0393069303 (hardcover) 9780393069303 (hardcover)
40022950524
2013018804
Plague--History--Europe--Fiction.
Storytelling--Fiction.
The decameron / Giovanni Boccaccio ; translated and with an introduction by Wayne A. Rebhorn. - First edition. - lxxii, 947 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 945-947).
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.
0393069303 (hardcover) 9780393069303 (hardcover)
40022950524
2013018804
Plague--History--Europe--Fiction.
Storytelling--Fiction.