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The Decameron (Oxford World's Classics)
The Decameron - Oxford World's Classics
Author: Giovanni Boccaccio
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 portr...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780192836915
ISBN-10: 0192836919
Publication Date: 1/29/1999
Pages: 752
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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