Decameron

by Boccaccio

Overview

El Decamerón es un libro constituido por cien cuentos, algunos de ellos novelas cortas, terminado por Giovanni Boccaccio entre 1351 y 1353, donde se desarrollan tres temas principales: el amor, la inteligencia humana, y la fortuna.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788822806857
Publisher:	Publisher s20109
Publication date:	08/03/2017
Sold by:	StreetLib SRL
Format:	eBook
File size:	658 KB
Language:	Italian

About the Author

Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-75) is one of the most famous authors in Italian literature. A proto-humanist writer and scholar, his works include On Famous Women, Decameron and poetry in the Florentine vernacular.

Editorial Reviews

"The first great masterpiece of European storytelling." - Hermann Hesse

From the Publisher

Boccaccio’s medieval collection of short stories finds new life in Naxos’s outstanding full-cast performance. A gifted cast of 11 gives this production energy that never tires. Simon Russell Beale narrates Boccaccio’s role, opening the audiobook with the author’s own introduction. From there, the other actors take turns telling stories just as the speakers do, creating a unique voice for each speaker as well as a variety of other vocal characterizations in each story. Nigel Pilkington’s Dioneo is especially feisty and entertaining. Another lovely detail in this production is the use of actors’ singing talents to incorporate Boccaccio’s verses. The listening experience feels as if one is sitting in the circle with the speakers as the stories offer a rumpus ride through fourteenth-century wit. D.M.W. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine

JANUARY 2018 - AudioFile