Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2006-10-20 Public domain in the USA. 32948 Boccaccio, Giovanni 1313 1375 Rensburg, J. K. (Jacques Karel) 1870 1943 Rensburg, Jacques Karel Rensburg, Jacques K. Rensburg, J.K. De Decamerone van Boccaccio Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Decameron Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg "De Decamerone van Boccaccio" by Giovanni Boccaccio is a collection of novellas written in the 14th century. This literary work comprises one hundred stories told over ten days by a group of ten young people seeking refuge from the Black Death ravaging Florence. The tales delve into themes of love, adventure, and human folly, offering a keen insight into the society of the time and encapsulating the vibrant culture of medieval Italy. The opening portion introduces the context in which the stories are told, against the backdrop of a devastating plague that leads a group of seven young women and three men to flee the city for a secluded villa. To mitigate their fears and entertain themselves, they decide to narrate various tales over ten days. The narrator reflects on the duality of life, noting how laughter can emerge from despair and how storytelling serves as a form of comfort in times of crisis. As they settle into their new environment, they form a hierarchy for storytelling, setting the stage for the rich and diverse narratives that will follow, starting with a tale about a cunning character named Sinjeur Ciappelletto. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. nl Plague -- Europe -- History -- Fiction Storytelling -- Fiction Allegories Frame-stories PQ Text Best Books Ever Listings Erotic Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Classics of Literature 1805631 2025-07-08T09:49:57.270221 text/html 1758099 2024-06-07T16:45:40 text/html 6403223 2025-07-08T09:50:21.578145 application/epub+zip 6460596 2025-07-08T09:50:03.415218 application/epub+zip 761779 2025-07-08T09:49:59.385210 application/epub+zip 6932336 2025-07-08T09:50:33.258123 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6839796 2025-07-08T09:50:17.761170 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1011067 2022-09-09T10:16:13.732780 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1590333 2025-07-08T09:49:54.763251 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1570457 2024-06-07T16:45:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1586522 2006-10-20T06:29:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22026 2025-07-08T09:50:33.426045 application/rdf+xml 18273 2025-07-08T09:49:59.610212 image/jpeg 3086 2025-07-08T09:49:59.498277 image/jpeg 574762 2021-01-01T13:45:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 687765 2021-01-01T13:45:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 12809932 2025-07-08T09:49:57.562317 application/octet-stream application/zip it.wikipedia en.wikipedia