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The Decameron is one of the greatest literary works of the Middle Ages. Ten young people have fled 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.

Delve into the fascinating early lives of Dante, as depicted in two biographical accounts penned by influential Florentine literary figures. Giovanni Boccaccio, a pioneering Italian poet renowned for his monumental work, The Decameron, was one of the first to employ the Italian vernacular in literature, like Dante himself. Lionardo Bruni, a respected historian and man of letters, drew inspiration from Boccaccios account but sought to correct what he saw as a misrepresentation of Dante - an over-emphasis on Beatrices influence. This collection also features insightful articles by Florentine ...

Firenze, 1348. La peste nera infuria, e un gruppo di giovani sta cercando di fuggire da essa. Alla ricerca di un rifugio sicuro, si ritrovano in campagna. Nell'arco di dieci giorni, per passare il tempo, si raccontano un centinaio di storie fantastiche, tristi ed elaborate. Un ricco arazzo di tragedia e commedia, di farsa e di erotismo, "Il Decameron" è un capolavoro della prosa italiana. Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375) è stato uno studioso, uno scrittore e un poeta italiano.

Here are 16 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.

Un grupo de nobles italianos tienen que refugiarse la peste negra en una casa para pasar el rato, se cuentan el uno al otro historias. La serie de cien cuentos que se narran son divertidos por que se mofan de todas las que se supone sean buenas costumbres.

Giovanni Boccaccio, Dante, and Petrarch were the leading lights in a century that is considered the beginning of the Italian Renaissance. The Decameron, or Ten Days' Entertainment, is his most famous work, a collection of stories considered representative of the Middle Ages, as well as a product of the Renaissance.

Composed in the early 1350s, in the wake of the Black Death, The Decameron comprises 100 short stories from all over the world, reset by Boccaccio among the flourishing merchant classes of Renaissance Italy. Their universal themes—love, sex, religion, fate, morality—resonate with us to this day, and their witty, satirical, bawdy voice sounds utterly modern. Monty Python star and medieval historian Terry Jones presents ten BBC Radio dramatisations of tales from Giovanni Boccaccio's humane and comic masterpiece

What is fascism? By focusing on the concrete, what the fascists did rather than what they said, the esteemed historian Robert O. Paxton answers this question for the first time. From the first violent uniformed bands beating up "enemies of the state", through Mussolini's rise to power, to Germany's fascist radicalization in World War II, Paxton shows clearly why fascists came to power in some countries and not others.

"Nun wohl", sagte die Königin der geretteten Seelen, "Hier ist es, wie ihr seht, kühl und angenehm zu weilen, und jeder kann hier seinem Vergnügen nachgehen. Die schwarze Pest ist fern. In Lust und Freuden müssen wir leben, denn aus keinem andern Grund sind wir dem Jammer der Stadt hierher entflohen. Möge jeder eine Geschichte von beliebigem Inhalt erzählen." Darauf wandte sie sich zu Panfilo und forderte ihn freundlich auf, mit einer Geschichte aus seinem Vorrat den Anfang zu machen.

Una de las 100 historias cortas incluidas en El Decameron. Se sitúa en el quinto día y relata los pormenores de un amor no correspondido.

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Giovanni Boccaccio può essere considerato insieme con Dante e Petrarca, il più importante scrittore del XIV secolo sia in Italia che in tutta Europa...

Dal Decamerone, introduzione alla quarta gionataGIOVANNI BOCCACCIO

Dekameron (z greckiego: dziesięć dni) to cykl 100 nowel, opowiadanych w ciągu 10 dni 1348 roku przez grupę szlachetnie urodzonych florentyńczyków, którzy schronili się przed epidemią dżumy w podmiejskiej willi. Kolejne opowieści wciągają nas w świat zmysłów - miłości niekoniecznie małżeńskiej, przygód erotycznych, uciesznych gier i zabaw będących udziałem ludzi bystrych i inteligentnych.

"Griselda" de Giovanni Boccaccio es una novela que aparece en su colección de cuentos conocida como el "Decameron". El cuento narra la historia de Griselda, una humilde y virtuosa campesina, que se casa con Gualtieri, el marqués de Saluzzo. A pesar de la inquebrantable lealtad y devoción de Griselda, Gualtieri la somete a numerosas pruebas y humillaciones para poner a prueba su fidelidad. Griselda soporta estas pruebas con notable paciencia y fortaleza, demostrando finalmente su firmeza y recuperando la admiración de Gualtieri.

Il Decamerone è una raccolta di cento novelle scritta da Giovanni Boccaccio tra il 1349 e il 1351.Le novelle sono raccontate a turno da un gruppo di 7donne e 3 uomini rifugiatisi in una villa fuori Firenze per sfuggire all'imperversare della peste.È considerata una delle opere più importanti della letteratura del Trecento europeo, ed e' la capostipite della letteratura in prosa in volgare italiano. (Riassunto di Eysiss)

A group of Florentine youths escape to the mountain countryside during the time of the plague, only to regale each other with vignettes of sex, vice, temptation, and come-uppance. This is a strictly adult listen, which will bring a little colour to your cheeks and have you laughing out loud.

Firenze, 1348: una brigata di giovani, sette donne e tre uomini, si rifugia nella campagna circostante in fuga dalla peste nera. Per medicare l'angoscia e rifondare i valori umani sconvolti dal flagello, i dieci giovani raccontano a turno novelle die più vari argomenti, tessere di uno straordinario quadro della civiltà trecentesca.

ജിയോവന്നി ബോക്കാസിയോയുടെ പ്രശസ്തമായ പുസ്തകം ദി ഡെക്കാമെറോൺ ഇൻ മലയാളം, പ്രണയത്തിന്റെയും കാമത്തിന്റെയും കഥകളാൽ പ്രശസ്തമാണ്, ലൈംഗികത മുതൽ ദുരന്തം വരെയുള്ള എല്ലാ സാധ്യതകളിലും ഇത് പ്രത്യക്ഷപ്പെടുന്നു. ഈ മധ്യകാല സാങ്കൽപ്പിക കൃതിയിൽ 100 കഥകളുണ്ട്, അതിൽ വിറ്റ്, വിറ്റിസിസം, പ്രായോഗിക തമാശകൾ, തുടങ്ങിയ വിഷയങ്ങളുണ്ട്.

Ciappelletto es una de las novelas cortas de El Decamerón de Giovanni Boccaccio. Cuenta la historia de Ciappelletto, un hombre engañoso e inmoral. En su lecho de muerte, convence a un fraile para que le dé un relato falso de su virtuosa vida. Esta narrativa explora el tema de la hipocresía y la corrupción dentro del clero. La naturaleza engañosa de Ciappelletto desafía las nociones tradicionales de piedad, y Boccaccio utiliza la sátira para criticar las normas sociales. El cuento es un comentario sobre las ambigüedades morales y éticas de la época.