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The Decameron (Penguin Classics) by Giovanni Boccaccio is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Decameron (Penguin Classics) about?
The Decameron (c.1351) is an entertaining series of one hundred stories written in the wake of the Black Death. The stories are told in a country villa outside the city of Florence by ten young noble men and women who are seeking to escape the ravages of the plague. Boccaccio's skill as a dramatist is masterfully displayed in these vivid portraits of people from all stations in life, with plots that revel in a bewildering variety of human reactions. Translated with an Introduction and Notes by G. H. McWilliam
Who reads The Decameron (Penguin Classics)?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Giovanni Boccaccio
- Publisher
- Walter J. Black Inc.
- Published
- 1935
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781542623445
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Romance, Literary Fiction, Fiction
- Rating
- 3.86 / 5 (23,146 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- The Decameron (Penguin Classics) (2003)
- The Decameron (Signet Classics) (2002)
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- The Decameron: Second Edition (Penguin Classics) (1995)
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