Isbn: 9781334433832 - three prose writers of the italian renaissance: edited with an introduction and notes (classic reprint) (3 risultati)

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. The Decameron, authored by fourteenth-century Italian writer Giovanni Boccaccio, is a collection of 100 tales told by a group of 10 storytellers who isolate themselves after the outbreak of the Black Death. It establishes the genre of the frame story and includes themes of human frailty, love, death, and good fortune. The tales vary in genre from tragic to comic, and feature characters from all walks of life, from aristocrats to peasants. During the plague, young people in Florence find themsleves sequestered together and tell one another stories to while away the days. The book does not hold back from depicting the harsh realities of medieval life while still drawing out themes of the human condition that remain relevant to this day. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…