Project Gutenberg 2016-07-22 Public domain in the USA. 300 Boccaccio, Giovanni 1313 1375 Florio, John 1625 Florio, Giovanni Florio, Iohn The Decameron (Day 1 to Day 5) Containing an hundred pleasant Novels Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Decameron Produced by Clare Graham and Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Internet Archive.) "The Decameron (Day 1 to Day 5)" by Giovanni Boccaccio is a collection of short stories written in the 14th century. The narrative unfolds during the backdrop of the Black Death, where ten young nobles—seven ladies and three gentlemen—retreat to a rural villa to escape the pervasive disease. Together, they share tales that explore themes of love, wit, and human folly, effectively contrasting the harsh realities of their times with moments of joy and entertainment. The opening of the work sets the stage for this retreat, revealing the somber context of the plague devastating Florence, which has compelled the protagonists to seek refuge. The initial chapters outline the characters' motivations for their escape and their decision to amuse themselves by telling stories over the course of ten days. Each tale is to be concluded with a moral lesson, with a clear intention to both entertain and provide wisdom, thus transforming their tragic circumstances into an exploration of life's complexities and the enduring nature of human desire and relationships. Boccaccio deftly juxtaposes the grim realities of their world with the vibrancy of storytelling, setting a compelling tone for the tales that will follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 46.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Plague -- Europe -- History -- Fiction Storytelling -- Fiction Allegories Frame-stories PQ Text Category: Short Stories Category: Historical Novels Category: Classics of Literature 1247080 2025-07-21T06:05:01.338567 text/html 1229423 2024-10-23T00:53:30 text/html 749554 2025-07-21T06:05:12.363522 application/epub+zip 759280 2025-07-21T06:05:02.726579 application/epub+zip 562334 2025-07-21T06:05:02.058558 application/epub+zip 1150854 2025-07-21T06:05:20.401518 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1060847 2025-07-21T06:05:11.667542 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 863882 2022-09-23T23:28:02.840272 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1198957 2025-07-21T06:04:59.914569 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1179182 2024-10-23T00:53:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19024 2025-07-21T06:05:20.546486 application/rdf+xml 29088 2025-07-21T06:05:02.175559 image/jpeg 3206 2025-07-21T06:05:02.116559 image/jpeg 701403 2025-07-21T06:05:01.446610 application/octet-stream application/zip 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 en.wikipedia it.wikipedia en.wikipedia