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Giovanni Boccaccio The Decameron (Paperback) Oxford World's Classics

Boccaccio's skill as a dramatist is masterfully displayed in this virtuoso performance of one hundred tales, vivid portraits of people from all stations in life, with plots which revel in a bewildering variety of human reactions.

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Publication Name	The Decameron
Title	The Decameron
Translator	Guido Waldman
Contributor	Jonathan Usher (Edited by)
ISBN-10	0199540411
EAN	9780199540419
ISBN	9780199540419
Release Date	05/08/2008
Release Year	2008
Country/Region of Manufacture	GB
Series	Oxford World's Classics
Book Title	Decameron
Book Series	Oxford World's Classics Ser.
Publisher	Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Item Length	7.9 in
Publication Year	2008
Format	Trade Paperback
Language	English
Item Height	1.4 in
Author	Giovanni Boccaccio, Guido Waldman
Genre	Literary Criticism
Topic	General, European / Italian
Item Weight	17.7 Oz
Item Width	5.1 in
Number of Pages	752 Pages

Further DetailsTitle: The DecameronCondition: NewAuthor: Giovanni BoccaccioTranslator: Guido WaldmanContributor: Guido Waldman (Translated by), Jonathan Usher (Edited by)Format: PaperbackISBN-10: 0199540411EAN: 9780199540419ISBN: 9780199540419Publisher: Oxford University PressGenre: Literary CriticismRelease Date: 05/08/2008Description: The Decameron (c.1351) was written in the wake of the Black Death, a shattering epidemic which had shaken Florence's confident entrepreneurial society to its core.In a country villa outside the city, ten young noble men and women who have escaped the plague decide to tell each other stories. Boccaccio's skill as a dramatist is masterfully displayed in this virtuoso performance of one hundred tales, vivid portraits of people from all stations in life, with plots which revel in a bewildering variety of human reactions. Themes are playfully restated from one story to another within an elegant and refined framework. One of Chaucer's most fruitful sources for the Canterbury Tales, Boccaccio's work artfully combines the essential ingredients of narrative: fate and desire, crises and quick-thinking.This new translation by Guido Waldman captures the exuberance and variety and tone of Boccaccio's masterpiece. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 200mmItem Length: 130mmItem Width: 35mmItem Weight: 503gBook Series: Oxford World's ClassicsRelease Year: 2008

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