Giovanni Boccaccio THE DECAMERON Folio Society 1998
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Giovanni Boccaccio THE DECAMERON Folio Society 1998
Third folio printing slipcased hardback set of THE DECAMERON by Giovanni Boccaccio and published by The Folio Society in 1998. Translated by Richard Aldington. Aquatints by Buckland-Wright. Two-volume set - The First Five Days; The Second Five Days.The books are in fine condition (green cloth boards with red and gilt standard decorations) with no significant wear. The books are in a fine slipcase that also has no wear to speak of.
In the summer of 1348, as the Black Death ravages their city, ten young Florentines take refuge in the countryside. Taken from the Greek, meaning 'ten-day event', Boccaccio's Decameron sees his characters amuse themselves by each telling a story a day, for the ten days of their confinement - a hundred stories of love and adventure, life and death, and surprising twists of fate. Less preoccupied with abstract concepts of morality or religion than earthly values, the tales range from the bawdy Peronella, hiding her lover in a tub, to Ser Cepperallo, who, despite his unholy effrontery, becomes a Saint. The result is a towering monument of European literature and a masterpiece of imaginative narrative.
Volume One: 371 pages plus Introduction, Foreword and List of Aquatints. Volume Two: 302 pages plus List of Aquatints and Conclusion
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