The decameron
Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-13752008
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This is a bawdy and entertaining epic of 14th century Florence. 'The Decameron' had an enormous influence on English literature notably Chaucer, Keats, Tennyson and Shakespeare.
Main title:
The decameron / Giovanni Boccaccio.
Edition:
[New ed.] / translated by Guido Waldman /edited with an introduction and notes by Jonathan Usher.
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Collation:
xxxix, 698 p. ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
This translation originally published: 1993.Includes bibliographical references (p. xxxiv-xxxvi).Translated from the Italian.
ISBN:
9780199540419 (pbk)
Dewey class:
853.1
Language:
EnglishItalian
BRN:
2021330