{"product_id":"the-decameron-9780140449303","title":"The Decameron","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Decameron\u003c\/i\u003e reads in some ways as a guide to social distancing and self-isolation.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The 14th-century Italian book that shows us how to survive coronavirus.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA complete edition of the hilarious, bawdy, irreverent masterpiece of medieval Italy--and the inspiration for the film \u003ci\u003eThe Little Hours\u003c\/i\u003e--in an acclaimed translation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the summer of 1348, as the Black Death ravages their city, ten young Florentines take refuge in the countryside. They amuse themselves by each telling a story a day for the ten days they are destined to remain there--a hundred stories of love, adventure and surprising twists of fate. Less preoccupied with abstract concepts of morality or religion than with earthly values, the tales range from the bawdy Peronella hiding her lover in a tub to Ser Cepperello, who, despite his unholy effrontery, becomes a Saint. The result is a towering monument of European literature and a masterpiece of imaginative narrative. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is the second edition of G. H. McWilliam's acclaimed translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Decameron.\u003c\/i\u003e His introduction illuminates the worlds of Boccaccio and of his storytellers, showing Boccaccio as a master of vivid and exciting prose fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140449303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1072\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.78h x 5.10w x 1.84d","brand":"Giovanni Boccaccio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36634787414172,"sku":"9780140449303","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_580f9c4d-fc7a-4ee9-9a3c-4942e2676854.jpg?v=1603837648","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-decameron-9780140449303","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}