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The Decameron
The Decameron
Author: Giovanni Boccaccio, Mark Musa (Translator), Peter Bondanella (Translator)
Set against the background of the Black Death of 1348, the hundred linked tales are peopled by nobles, knights, abbots, nuns, doctors, lawyers, philosophers, students, artists, tradesmen, troubadours, peasants, pilgrims, servants, spendthrifts, thieves, parasites, gluttons, gamblers - and lovers, both faithful and faithless. Unabashedly earthy i...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780451528667
ISBN-10: 0451528662
Publication Date: 12/3/2002
Pages: 848
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Publisher: Signet Classics
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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Great old classic filled delicious bawdiness and ribaldry!


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