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Decameron: A Dual-Language Book (Dover Dual Language Italian) - Softcover

Boccaccio, Giovanni

 
9780486414324: Decameron: A Dual-Language Book (Dover Dual Language Italian)

Synopsis

From one of the great literary classics of the world ― a carefully chosen selection of 20 stories told by ten young people who have retreated to the countryside to escape the plague raging in 14th-century Florence. Includes "The Pot of Basil," "Patient Griselda," and the bawdy "Putting the Devil Back in Hell."

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About the Author

Stanley Appelbaum served for decades as Dover's Editor in Chief until his retirement in 1996. He continues to work as a selector, compiler, editor, and translator of literature in a remarkable range of languages that includes Spanish, Italian, French, German, and Russian.

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