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The Decameron

By: Giovanni Boccaccio
Narrated by: Simon Russell Beale, Gunnar Cauthery, Alison Pettitt, Daisy Badger, Carly Bawden, Lucy Briggs-Owen, full cast
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The Decameron is one of the greatest literary works of the Middle Ages. Ten young people have fled the terrible effects of the Black Death in Florence and, in an idyllic setting, tell a series of brilliant stories, by turns humorous, bawdy, tragic and provocative. This celebration of physical and sexual vitality is Boccaccio's answer to the sublime other-worldliness of Dante's Divine Comedy.

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Recently I had a trip to Italy and wanted to read a few Italian classics while I was in country. I had selected the Decameron to read whilst I was in Florence and it was my absolute favourite!
A renaissance story at heart interweaved with medieval flourishes which bring to life the complexities of love and lust and the powerful forces they wield on the human psyche and flesh. A wonderful read which kept a smile on my face and gave me many laughs whilst I read in the Italian countryside.

A mischievous pleasurable Italian storybook!

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a memorable cast give varied expression to a classic of world literature, a thousand and One nights of the black death in Italy. some stories are full of adventure, others with strange piety from a different time and many are considerably lusty and macabre. it truly feels as if we're hearing the invention of many minds, centuries ago yet they often bear resemblance to people we might know.

jaunty tales from mediaeval Italy

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Centuries ago a group of young people chose the country to escape from the plague. Their stories are witty, saucy yet deep.

COVID of the past

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