Tales from the Decameron

by Giovanni Boccaccio

Book Overview

Bawdy and moving, hilarious and reflective - these stories offer the very best of Boccaccio's Decameron in a brilliant, playful new translation.

This hugely enjoyable volume collects the best stories of Boccaccio's masterwork in a fresh, accessible new translation by Peter Hainsworth. It includes such celebrated, thought-provoking tales as 'Isabella and the Pot of Basil' (famously adapted by Keats) and 'Patient Griselda' alongside...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0141191333
• ISBN13: 9780141191331
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.1" x 7.7"