{"product_id":"tales-from-the-decameron-9780141191331","title":"Tales from the Decameron","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eBawdy and moving, hilarious and reflective: these stories offer the very best of Boccaccio's \u003ci\u003eDecameron\u003c\/i\u003e--an inspiration for the Netflix dark comedy \u003ci\u003eThe Decameron\u003c\/i\u003e--in a brilliant, playful new translation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Decameron\u003c\/i\u003e reads in some ways as a guide to social distancing and self-isolation.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the early summer of the year 1348, as a terrible plague ravages the city, ten charming young Florentines take refuge in country villas to tell each other stories--one hundred stories of love, adventure, and surprising twists of fortune that later inspired Chaucer, Keats, and Shakespeare. Now, 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. Written in an early Florentine dialect and influencing scores of literature that followed, \u003ci\u003eThe Decameron\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterpiece of classical Italian prose. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePenguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/10\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780141191331\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Giovanni Boccaccio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52452296294581,"sku":"9780141191331","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c644775e-e2f4-452c-97f8-8002e3971738.jpg?v=1776826607","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/tales-from-the-decameron-9780141191331","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}