Books by Giovanni Boccaccio

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Written in the middle of the 14th century as the Bubonic Plague decimated the population of Europe, "The Decameron" is a satirical and allegorical collection of stories by Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio. Constructed as a series of "frame stories," or stories within a story, the narrative follows seven young women and three young men who take refuge in a secluded villa outside Florence in order to escape the Black Death. During ten evenings of their stay, each of travelers takes turns as storyteller to pass the time. Their stories relate tales of love, both happy and tragic, examples of the power of fortune and human will, and exhibitions of virtue, cleverness, and trickery. Boccaccio's work is not only important for its superb literary quality but for its examination of the changing cultural values that defined the transition from medieval times into the renaissance. The virtues of intelligence and sophistication of the increasingly urbanized and mercantilist Europe are shown as superior to the relative simplicity and piousness of the feudal system. More than the sum of its parts, "The Decameron" is a milestone in the history of European literature, an influential and enduring masterpiece. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper and is translated with an introduction by J. M. Rigg.

Sieben Frauen und drei junge Männer sind vor der Pest, die im Jahr 1348 in Florenz wütet, in ein Landhaus vor den Toren der Stadt geflüchtet. Hier versuchen sie sich, so gut es geht, zu unterhalten. Also wird jeden Tag jemand bestimmt, der sich eine Geschichte ausdenken und diese dann erzählen soll. Es werden wunderbare Geschichten erzählt, meist mit der Liebe als zentrales Thema. Denn die Liebe ist vielseitig: Mal ist sie ein vergnüglicher Zeitvertreib, mal verzehrende Leidenschaft. Mal zeigt sie sich in tiefer Verehrung und mal als unbändige Sehnsucht. Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375) war ein italienischer Schriftsteller. Er studierte Jura und verbrachte einige Jahre am Königshof von Neapel, wo er auch seine dichterische Laufbahn begann. Sein Meisterwerk ist das "Decamerone", eine Sammlung von 100 Novellen, welches mit bis dahin unbekanntem Realismus und Witz die facettenreiche Gesellschaft des 14. Jahrhunderts porträtiert und als Vorreiter der prosaischen Erzähltradition in Europa gilt.