The decameron /

The decameron /

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Set against the backdrop of the fourteenth-century Black Death, an anthology of one hundred interlinked tales presents a variety of works recounted by the citizens of Florence--nobles, knights, abbots, nuns, doctors, philosophers, students, peasants, pilgrims, thieves, and others--who have fled the...

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Main Author:	Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375
Other Authors:	McWilliam, G. H.
Format:	Book
Language:	English Italian
Published:	London, England : New York, N.Y. : Penguin Books, 1995.
Edition:	2nd ed.
Series:	Penguin classics.
Subjects:	Plague > Europe > History > Fiction. Storytelling > Fiction. Frame-stories. Allegories.

Decameron /

Decameron / by Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375

Published 1982

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The Decameron : a new translation : 21 novelle, contemporary reactions, modern criticism /

The Decameron : a new translation : 21 novelle, contemporary reactions, modern criticism / by Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375

Published 1977

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The Decameron;

The Decameron; by Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375

Published 1955

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The novels and tales of the renowned John Boccacio, the first refiner of Italian prose : containing a hundred curious novels /

The novels and tales of the renowned John Boccacio, the first refiner of Italian prose : containing a hundred curious novels / by Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375

Published 1684

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Boccace's tales, or, The quintessence of wit, mirth, eloquence, and conversation : framed in ten days, of an hundred curious pieces, by seven honorable ladies, and three noble gentlemen /

Boccace's tales, or, The quintessence of wit, mirth, eloquence, and conversation : framed in ten days, of an hundred curious pieces, by seven honorable ladies, and three noble gent... by Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375

Published 1657

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The pleasant and sweet history of patient Grissell : Shewing how she from a poore mans daughter, came to be a great lady in France, being a petterne for all vertuous vvomen. Translated out of Italian.

The pleasant and sweet history of patient Grissell : Shewing how she from a poore mans daughter, came to be a great lady in France, being a petterne for all vertuous vvomen. Transl... by Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375

Published 1640

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The modell of vvit, mirth, eloquence, and conversation : Framed in ten dayes, of an hundred curious peeces, by seven houourable [sic] ladies, and three noble gentlemen. Preserved to posterity by that renowned Iohn Boccacio, the first refiner of Italian prose: and now translated into English.

The modell of vvit, mirth, eloquence, and conversation : Framed in ten dayes, of an hundred curious peeces, by seven houourable [sic] ladies, and three noble gentlemen. Preserved t... by Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375

Published 1634

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The modell of vvit, mirth, eloquence, and conuersation : Framed in ten dayes, of an hundred curious pieces, by seuen honourable ladies, and three noble gentlemen. Presented to posterity by the renowned Iohn Boccacio, the first refiner of Italian prose: and now translated into English.

The modell of vvit, mirth, eloquence, and conuersation : Framed in ten dayes, of an hundred curious pieces, by seuen honourable ladies, and three noble gentlemen. Presented to post... by Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375

Published 1625

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The decameron : containing an hundred pleasant nouels. Wittily discoursed, betweene seauen honourable ladies, and three noble gentlemen.

The decameron : containing an hundred pleasant nouels. Wittily discoursed, betweene seauen honourable ladies, and three noble gentlemen. by Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375

Published 1620

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The antient, true, and admirable history of patient Grisel : a poore mans daughter in France: shewing, how maides, by her example, in their good behauiour may marrie rich husbands: and likewise, wiues by their patience and obedience may gaine much glorie. Written first in French. And therefore to French I speake and giue direction. For English dames will liue in no subiection. But now translated into English. Therefore say not so. For English maids and wiues surpasse the French, in goodnesse of their liues.

The antient, true, and admirable history of patient Grisel : a poore mans daughter in France: shewing, how maides, by her example, in their good behauiour may marrie rich husbands:... by Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375

Published 1619

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A notable historye of Nastagio and Trauersari : no lesse pitiefull then pleasaunt translated out of Italian into Englishe verse by C.T.

A notable historye of Nastagio and Trauersari : no lesse pitiefull then pleasaunt translated out of Italian into Englishe verse by C.T. by Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375, Tye, Christopher, 1497?-1572

Published 1569

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A pleasant and delightfull history, of Galesus Cymon and Iphigenia : describing the ficklenesse of fortune in loue. Translated out of Italian into Englishe verse, by T. C. Gent.

A pleasant and delightfull history, of Galesus Cymon and Iphigenia : describing the ficklenesse of fortune in loue. Translated out of Italian into Englishe verse, by T. C. Gent. by Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375, Tye, Christopher, 1497?-1572

Published 1565

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The most wonderful and pleasaunt history of Titus and Gisippus : whereby is fully declared the figure of perfect frendshyp, drawen into English metre. By Edwarde Lewicke. Anno. 1562.

The most wonderful and pleasaunt history of Titus and Gisippus : whereby is fully declared the figure of perfect frendshyp, drawen into English metre. By Edwarde Lewicke. Anno. 156... by Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375

Published 1562

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