ENG

Decameron

By John , Boccaccio , Giovanni & Payne

Book information

Publisher
Penguin Classics
Year
1353
ISBN
9780140449303
Language
eng
Format
EPUB
Filesize
824 kB (843941 bytes)
Volume
1.0
Pages
\0
Time added
2024-05-25 04:40:17
Classic fictionClassic fiction (pre c 1945)ClassicsCriticismEuropefictionFlorence (Italy)generalGeneral & Literary FictionHistoricalHistoryLiteraryLiterature - ClassicsLiterature: ClassicsLiterature: TextsplagueStorytelling

Description

Boccaccio was a humanist, but, according to [J. Dunn's article on him](https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02607a.htm), "his [satirical] jibes and anecdotes at the expense of clerics did not impair his belief in the teachings of the Church."MP4 = abridged audiobookSUMMARY: Translated with an Introduction and Notes by G. H. McWilliamBoccaccio, one of the greatest satirists of Italian literature, wrote a story illustrating the sanctity of the Church despite a sinful clergy in his [*Decameron* day 1, story 2](https://isidore.co/forum/index.php?topic=140) **.**

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