Decameron
Giovanni Boccaccio
Here are sixteen tales from one of the great works of the Middle Ages. Ten young people have fled for a while the terrible effects of the Black Death in Florence and, in an idyllic setting, tell a series of brilliant stories, by turns humorous, bawdy, tragic and provocative. This celebration of physical and sexual vitality is Boccaccio’s answer to the sublime other-worldliness of Dante’s Divine Comedy…
Author - Giovanni Boccaccio.
Narrator - Stephen Thorne.
Published Date - Wednesday, 18 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
Here are sixteen tales from one of the great works of the Middle Ages. Ten young people have fled for a while the terrible effects of the Black Death in Florence and, in an idyllic setting, tell a series of brilliant stories, by turns humorous, bawdy, tragic and provocative. This celebration of physical and sexual vitality is Boccaccio’s answer to the sublime other-worldliness of Dante’s Divine Comedy… Author - Giovanni Boccaccio. Narrator - Stephen Thorne. Published Date - Wednesday, 18 January 2023.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
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Chapter 5
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Chapter 6
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Chapter 7
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Chapter 8
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Chapter 9
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Chapter 10
Duration:00:08:58
Chapter 11
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Chapter 12
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Chapter 13
Duration:00:10:15
Chapter 14
Duration:00:14:01
Chapter 15
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Chapter 16
Duration:00:12:17
Chapter 17
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Chapter 18
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Chapter 19
Duration:00:14:01
Chapter 20
Duration:00:12:26
Chapter 21
Duration:00:15:10
Chapter 22
Duration:00:05:26
Chapter 23
Duration:00:01:19
Chapter 24
Duration:00:07:48
Chapter 25
Duration:00:12:21
Chapter 26
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Chapter 27
Duration:00:09:44
Chapter 28
Duration:00:13:13
Chapter 29
Duration:00:06:00
Chapter 30
Duration:00:08:30
Chapter 31
Duration:00:07:41
Chapter 32
Duration:00:06:27
Chapter 33
Duration:00:07:08
Chapter 34
Duration:00:02:31