{"product_id":"the-decameron-paperback-1","title":"The Decameron - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGiovanni Boccaccio\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWayne A. Rebhorn\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe year is 1348. The Black Death has begun to ravage Europe. Ten young Florentines--seven women and three men--escape the plague-infested city and retreat to the countryside around Fiesole. At their leisure in this isolated and bucolic setting, they spend ten days telling each other stories--tales of romance, tragedy, comedy, and farce--one hundred in all. The result, called by one critic the greatest short story collection of all time (Leonard Barkan, Princeton University) is a rich and entertaining celebration of the medley of medieval life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWitty, earthy, and filled with bawdy irreverence, the one hundred stories of \u003cem\u003eThe Decameron\u003c\/em\u003e offer more than simple escapism; they are also a life-affirming balm for trying times. \u003cem\u003eThe Decameron\u003c\/em\u003e is a joyously comic book that has earned its place in world literature not just because it makes us laugh, but more importantly because it shows us how essential laughter is to the human condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on the 700th anniversary of Boccaccio's birth, Wayne A. Rebhorn's new translation of \u003cem\u003eThe Decameron\u003c\/em\u003e introduces a generation of readers to this rich late-medieval feast in a lively, contemporary, American-inflected English (Stephen Greenblatt, Harvard University) even as it retains the distinctly medieval flavor of Boccaccio's rhetorically expressive prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn extensive introduction provides useful details about Boccaccio's historical and cultural milieu, the themes and particularities of the text, and the lines of influence flowing into and out of this towering monument of world literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1024\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 08, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42687086428223,"sku":"9780393350265","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/3c9ab6f0a912273a1ffa4329afb04eec.webp?v=1764977418","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-decameron-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}