Giovanni Boccaccio

The Decameron (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A collection of stories told from the perspective of multiple people living in self-imposed isolation. The Decameron, by Giovanni Boccaccio, features an overarching narrative that delivers 100 individual tales from young Florentines facing the plague. Despite the daunting scenario, they still find a way to entertain and enlighten one another.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Mint Editions
• Seitenzahl: 716
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781513273549
• Artikelnr.: 60883406

Autorenporträt

Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375) was born and raised in Florence, Italy where he initially studied business and canon law. During his career, he met many aristocrats and scholars who would later influence his literary works. Some of his earliest texts include La caccia di Diana, Il Filostrato and Teseida. Boccaccio was a compelling writer whose prose was influenced by his background and involvement with Renaissance Humanism. Active during the late Middle Ages, he is best known for writing The Decameron and On Famous Women.