- Published: 1 December 2015
- ISBN: 9780141191331
- Imprint: Penguin Classics
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 352
- RRP: $22.99
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Tales from the Decameron
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Bawdy, hilarious, tragic and surprising, Boccaccio's fourteenth-century masterpiece theDecameron is a collection of stories told by a group of young people taking refuge from plague-ridden Florence.
Bawdy and moving, hilarious and reflective - these stories offer the very best of Boccaccio's Decameron in a brilliant, playful new translation.
This hugely enjoyable volume collects the best stories of Boccaccio's masterwork in a fresh, accessible new translation by Peter Hainsworth. It includes such celebrated, thought-provoking tales as 'Isabella and the Pot of Basil' (famously adapted by Keats) and 'Patient Griselda' alongside many boisterous and daring stories featuring faithless wives, philandering priests and curious nuns.
- Published: 1 December 2015
- ISBN: 9780141191331
- Imprint: Penguin Classics
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 352
- RRP: $22.99
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