Tales From the Decameron

"Tales From the Decameron" is a seminal collection of novellas by the 14th-century Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio. This masterpiece of early Italian prose is structured as a frame narrative, following a group of seven young women and three young men who seek refuge in a secluded villa outside Florence to escape the devastating Black Death. To occupy their time during their two-week retreat, each member of the party tells one story per night for ten days, resulting in a series of diverse ...