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The Decameron Boccaccio, Giovanni

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Item specifics

Condition
Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See the ...
ISBN
9780393350265
Book Title
Decameron
Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
Item Length
8.2 in
Publication Year
2014
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
1.7 in
Author
Giovanni Boccaccio
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Classics, Historical
Item Weight
26.3 Oz
Item Width
5.5 in
Number of Pages
1024 Pages

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
0393350266
ISBN-13
9780393350265
eBay Product ID (ePID)
202421294

Product Key Features

Book Title
Decameron
Number of Pages
1024 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Classics, Historical
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Fiction
Author
Giovanni Boccaccio
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1.7 in
Item Weight
26.3 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
The Decameron, an inexhaustibly rich late-medieval feast of narrative cunning, bawdy humor, and sly wit, is a celebration of the sheer pleasure of being alive...With gusto and energy, Wayne Rebhorn has risen to the daunting task of translating this great work into lively, contemporary, American-inflected English., A lively, readable translation of the greatest short story collection of all time. The laugh-out-loud quality of Boccaccio's delicious vernacular is admirably preserved., This superb, powerful, beautifully crafted, and indeed definitive translation of The Decameron introduces readers anew to the sparkling and colorful writing of a pre-Renaissance Italian master., Wayne A. Rebhorn deserves our gratitude for an eminently persuasive translation of Boccaccio's collection of tales...I celebrate his accomplishment., Ser Cepparello, Andreuccio, and Calandrino have never come across so well in English--Wayne Rebhorn's vibrant new translation makes Boccaccio's scoundrels and victims alike come back to life.
Dewey Edition
22
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
853.15
Synopsis
The year is 1348. The Black Death has begun to ravage Europe. Ten young Florentines--seven women and three men--escape the plague-infested city and retreat to the countryside around Fiesole. At their leisure in this isolated and bucolic setting, they spend ten days telling each other stories--tales of romance, tragedy, comedy, and farce--one hundred in all. The result, called by one critic "the greatest short story collection of all time" (Leonard Barkan, Princeton University) is a rich and entertaining celebration of the medley of medieval life. Witty, earthy, and filled with bawdy irreverence, the one hundred stories of The Decameron offer more than simple escapism; they are also a life-affirming balm for trying times. The Decameron is a joyously comic book that has earned its place in world literature not just because it makes us laugh, but more importantly because it shows us how essential laughter is to the human condition. Published on the 700th anniversary of Boccaccio's birth, Wayne A. Rebhorn's new translation of The Decameron introduces a generation of readers to this "rich late-medieval feast" in a "lively, contemporary, American-inflected English" (Stephen Greenblatt, Harvard University) even as it retains the distinctly medieval flavor of Boccaccio's rhetorically expressive prose. An extensive introduction provides useful details about Boccaccio's historical and cultural milieu, the themes and particularities of the text, and the lines of influence flowing into and out of this towering monument of world literature., "Rebhorn deserves our gratitude for an eminently persuasivetranslation. . . . I celebrate his accomplishment."--Edith Grossman
LC Classification Number
PQ4272.E5A3613 2015

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