Decameron: Days VI-XThe Decameron (c.1351) is an entertaining series of one hundred stories written in the wake of the Black Death. The stories are told in a country villa outside the city of Florence by ten young noble men and women who are seeking to escape the ravages of the plague. Boccaccio's skill as a dramatist is masterfully displayed in these vivid portraits of people from all stations in life, with plots that revel in a bewildering variety of human reactions. |
Contents
THE SIXTH DAY PAGE | 445 |
The Third Story PAGE | 454 |
The Sixth Story PAGE | 461 |
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