The Decameron: Selected Tales
- ISBN-10
- 0486149463
- ISBN-13
- 9780486149462
- Series
- The Decameron
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 192
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-04-30
- Publisher
- Courier Corporation
- Author
- Giovanni Boccaccio
Description
A group of escapees from plague-ridden Florence pass the time by telling tales of romance in this landmark of medieval literature. Features 25 of the original 100 stories. J. M. Rigg translation.
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- 2000
- 255 pages
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- 2023-07-18
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