Project Gutenberg 2007-12-03 Public domain in the USA. 4437 Boccaccio, Giovanni 1313 1375 Payne, John 1842 1916 The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio Ted Garvin, Linda Cantoni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Decameron" by Giovanni Boccaccio is a collection of short stories written in the 14th century. This seminal work features a framing narrative in which a group of ten nobles—seven women and three men—flee the decaying city of Florence during the Black Death. As they take refuge in the countryside, each member of the group recounts a tale over ten separate days, resulting in a rich tapestry of stories that explore themes such as love, deception, and morality. The opening of "The Decameron" sets a somber tone as it vividly describes the devastation wrought by the plague in Florence. Boccaccio introduces the characters, focusing on the plight of the city's inhabitants amidst their growing fear and abandonment in the face of the epidemic. As the narrative progresses, a group of seven young ladies, seeking solace from their grim surroundings, decides to escape to the countryside. Their leader, Pampinea, proposes that they share joyous stories to divert their minds from grief. This initial setup establishes the framework for the subsequent tales, promising a mix of wit and wisdom that illustrates both the human condition and the resilience of those experiencing turmoil. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/23700/23700-h/images/title.png en Plague -- Europe -- History -- Fiction Storytelling -- Fiction Allegories Frame-stories PQ Text Best Books Ever Listings Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1947710 1947613 2024-09-10T08:50:34.425501 2023-09-10T11:56:02.107744 text/html text/html 1970134 2021-10-02T23:49:38 text/html 737787 2024-09-10T08:50:55.686914 application/epub+zip 775873 2024-09-10T08:50:37.905520 application/epub+zip 775873 2024-09-10T08:50:36.123488 application/epub+zip 1321381 2024-09-10T08:51:09.263843 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1184199 2024-09-10T08:50:53.348405 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1183829 2022-09-11T06:49:55.905984 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1750464 1750410 2024-09-10T08:50:31.535560 2023-09-10T11:55:59.251714 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1750174 2021-10-02T23:49:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20215 2024-09-10T08:51:09.435830 application/rdf+xml 17542 2024-09-10T08:50:36.323484 image/jpeg 3032 2024-09-10T08:50:36.222502 image/jpeg 659661 2021-10-02T23:50:45 application/octet-stream application/zip 722668 2021-10-02T23:51:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 715170 2024-09-10T08:50:34.587539 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog it.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia