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The Decameron
Giovanni Boccaccio
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Description for The Decameron
Paperback. "Rebhorn deserves our gratitude for an eminently persuasive translation.. I celebrate his accomplishment."-Edith Grossman Translator(s): Rebhorn, Wayne A. Num Pages: 1024 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 211 x 47. Weight in Grams: 802.
Ten young Florentines flee the Black Death of 1348 by escaping to a country villa overlooking the city. There they spend ten days telling each other one hundred stories. Their stories run the gamut of medieval genres—romance, tragedy, comedy and farce—and are rich with wit, earthiness and even bawdy irreverence.
Boccaccio’s reputation as one of the world’s greatest authors rests entirely on this singular, overflowing work. A tribute to the essential power of storytelling and laughter, even in the most trying times, The Decameron has been a source and inspiration for countless other storytellers over the centuries. Published on the ... Read more
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Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
1024
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393350265
SKU
V9780393350265
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Ref
99-1
About Giovanni Boccaccio
Wayne A. Rebhorn is the Celanese Centennial Professor of English at the University of Texas, where he teaches English, Italian, and comparative literature. His translation of Boccaccio’s Decameron won the 2014 PEN Center USA’s Literary Award for Translation.
Reviews for The Decameron
"An inexhaustibly rich late-medieval feast... a celebration of the sheer pleasure of being alive."
Stephen Greenblatt "...fluent and elegant new translation...His [Rebhorn's] introduction and notes are all we could wish for and the achievement genuinely honours its original."
Jonathan Keates - The Telegraph
Stephen Greenblatt "...fluent and elegant new translation...His [Rebhorn's] introduction and notes are all we could wish for and the achievement genuinely honours its original."
Jonathan Keates - The Telegraph