Giovanni Boccaccio

Broschiertes Buch

Tales from the Decameron

Beschreibung

Includes 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.

Autor

Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375) was born in Florence, Italy. His life thus coincided with the flowering of the early Renaissance, and indeed his closest friend was Petrarch, the other towering literary figure of the period. During his lifetime, Boccaccio was a diplomat, businessman, and international traveler, as well as the creator of numerous works of prose and poetry. Of his achievements, The Decameron, completed sometime between 1350 and 1352, remains his lasting contribution to world literature, immensely popular from its original appearance to the present day. Peter Hainsworth (translator) is an emeritus fellow and professor of Italian at Oxford University.

Produktdetails

• Penguin Classics
• Verlag: Penguin Books UK
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 194791
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 195mm x 126mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 260g
• ISBN-13: 9780141191331
• ISBN-10: 0141191333
• Artikelnr.: 42329725