The Decameron
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Title
The Decameron
Subject
Frame story
Description
A collection of 100 short stories written in early Italian prose by Giovanni Bocaccio. Formatted in the form of a frame story, much like the Canterbury Tales, all of the stories share a setting and time frame (Florence during the era of the Black Plague) and some stories share aspects with others. Some are comedic, some are tragic, some are romantic, et cetera.
Publisher
Filippo and Bernardo Giunti
Date
1527
Rights
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Language
Italian (Florentine dialect)
Files
Collection
Citation
“The Decameron,” Drew University Library Special Collections, accessed April 16, 2025, http://omeka.drew.edu/items/show/1634.