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          Tales from the Decameron

          Tales from the Decameron

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          Includes tales as 'Isabella and the Pot of Basil' (famously adapted by Keats) and 'Patient Griselda' alongside many boisterous and daring stories featuring faithless wives, philandering priests and curious nuns.

          Bawdy and moving, hilarious and reflective - these stories ...

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          Description

          Product ID:9780141191331
          Product Form:Paperback / softback
          Country of Manufacture:GB
          Title:Tales from the Decameron
          Authors:Author: Giovanni Boccaccio, Peter Hainsworth
          Page Count:352
          Subjects:Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
          Description:Select Guide Rating
          Includes tales as 'Isabella and the Pot of Basil' (famously adapted by Keats) and 'Patient Griselda' alongside many boisterous and daring stories featuring faithless wives, philandering priests and curious nuns.

          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 many boisterous and daring stories featuring faithless wives, philandering priests and curious nuns.


          Imprint Name:Penguin Classics
          Publisher Name:Penguin Books Ltd
          Country of Publication:GB
          Publishing Date:2015-10-01

          Additional information

          Weight266 g
          Dimensions197 × 129 × 21 mm