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Set against the shadow of the Black Plague, The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio is a radiant tapestry of love, wit, tragedy, and the triumph of the human spirit. When Florence is ravaged by pestilence, ten young nobles—seven women and three men—flee to a countryside villa to escape the horrors of the city. Over ten days, they pass the time by telling one hundred stories: tales of romance and folly, devotion and deception, virtue and vice.

Composed in the early 1350s, in the wake of the Black Death, The Decameron comprises 100 short stories from all over the world, reset by Boccaccio among the flourishing merchant classes of Renaissance Italy. Their universal themes—love, sex, religion, fate, morality—resonate with us to this day, and their witty, satirical, bawdy voice sounds utterly modern. Monty Python star and medieval historian Terry Jones presents ten BBC Radio dramatisations of tales from Giovanni Boccaccio's humane and comic masterpiece

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.

Firenze, 1348. La peste nera infuria, e un gruppo di giovani sta cercando di fuggire da essa. Alla ricerca di un rifugio sicuro, si ritrovano in campagna. Nell'arco di dieci giorni, per passare il tempo, si raccontano un centinaio di storie fantastiche, tristi ed elaborate. Un ricco arazzo di tragedia e commedia, di farsa e di erotismo, "Il Decameron" è un capolavoro della prosa italiana. Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375) è stato uno studioso, uno scrittore e un poeta italiano.

Giovanni Boccaccio, Dante, and Petrarch were the leading lights in a century that is considered the beginning of the Italian Renaissance. The Decameron, or Ten Days' Entertainment, is his most famous work, a collection of stories considered representative of the Middle Ages, as well as a product of the Renaissance.

Scopri il capolavoro senza tempo di Giovanni Boccaccio, Il Decameron, un viaggio letterario che intreccia passione, ironia, amore e ingegno umano in cento novelle indimenticabili. Scritto durante la peste nera del 1348, questo gioiello della letteratura italiana racconta le storie di dieci giovani – sette donne e tre uomini – che si rifugiano in una villa fuori Firenze per sfuggire al contagio. Per quattordici giorni, si divertono narrando racconti che spaziano dal comico al tragico, dall’eroico al licenzioso, offrendo uno specchio vivido della società medievale e delle sue eterne ...

Un grupo de nobles italianos tienen que refugiarse la peste negra en una casa para pasar el rato, se cuentan el uno al otro historias. La serie de cien cuentos que se narran son divertidos por que se mofan de todas las que se supone sean buenas costumbres.

Giovanni Boccaccio può essere considerato insieme con Dante e Petrarca, il più importante scrittore del XIV secolo sia in Italia che in tutta Europa...

L'audiolibro propone propone una interpretazione ad alta voce briosa e vivace di dieci novelle tra le più conosciute del Decameron.

Here are 16 tales from one of the great works of the Middle Ages. Ten young people have fled for a while 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.

A group of Florentine youths escape to the mountain countryside during the time of the plague, only to regale each other with vignettes of sex, vice, temptation, and come-uppance. This is a strictly adult listen, which will bring a little colour to your cheeks and have you laughing out loud.

"Griselda" de Giovanni Boccaccio es una novela que aparece en su colección de cuentos conocida como el "Decameron". El cuento narra la historia de Griselda, una humilde y virtuosa campesina, que se casa con Gualtieri, el marqués de Saluzzo. A pesar de la inquebrantable lealtad y devoción de Griselda, Gualtieri la somete a numerosas pruebas y humillaciones para poner a prueba su fidelidad. Griselda soporta estas pruebas con notable paciencia y fortaleza, demostrando finalmente su firmeza y recuperando la admiración de Gualtieri.

Firenze, 1348: una brigata di giovani, sette donne e tre uomini, si rifugia nella campagna circostante in fuga dalla peste nera. Per medicare l'angoscia e rifondare i valori umani sconvolti dal flagello, i dieci giovani raccontano a turno novelle die più vari argomenti, tessere di uno straordinario quadro della civiltà trecentesca.

Zehn Florentiner Adlige, die im Pestjahr 1348 aus der Stadt fliehen, erzählen einander Geschichten, um sich die Zeit zu vertreiben. In diesen wird leidenschaftlich geliebt, inbrünstig gehasst, gelitten, betrogen und schamlos verführt. Den Sprechern dieses bunten Erzählreigens, darunter Größen wie Gert Westphal, Uwe Friedrichsen u. v. a., gelingt es, Boccaccios burlesken Tonfall mittels einer fein bemessenen Ironie und dank eines unbestechlichen Gespürs für Situationskomik aufs Trefflichste zu veredeln.

"Nun wohl", sagte die Königin der geretteten Seelen, "Hier ist es, wie ihr seht, kühl und angenehm zu weilen, und jeder kann hier seinem Vergnügen nachgehen. Die schwarze Pest ist fern. In Lust und Freuden müssen wir leben, denn aus keinem andern Grund sind wir dem Jammer der Stadt hierher entflohen. Möge jeder eine Geschichte von beliebigem Inhalt erzählen." Darauf wandte sie sich zu Panfilo und forderte ihn freundlich auf, mit einer Geschichte aus seinem Vorrat den Anfang zu machen.

Dekameron (z greckiego: dziesięć dni) to cykl 100 nowel, opowiadanych w ciągu 10 dni 1348 roku przez grupę szlachetnie urodzonych florentyńczyków, którzy schronili się przed epidemią dżumy w podmiejskiej willi. Kolejne opowieści wciągają nas w świat zmysłów - miłości niekoniecznie małżeńskiej, przygód erotycznych, uciesznych gier i zabaw będących udziałem ludzi bystrych i inteligentnych.

1348. In Florenz wütet die Pest. Sieben Frauen und drei Männer flüchten aufs Land und erschaffen sich eine paradiesische Gegenwelt. In der Atmosphäre leichten Müßiggangs erzählen sie sich zehn Tage jeweils zehn Geschichten von Liebe und Leid, von Treue und Betrug, von Täuschungen und Tücken.Giovanni Boccaccios "Decameron" ist einer der Schlüsseltexte der italienischen Prosa.

"Patient Griselda" is arguably the best and certainly one of the most famous tales from The Decameron.

Das Dekameron oder Il Decamerone ist eine Sammlung von 100 Novellen, die der Feder von Giovanni Boccaccio entstammen. Die Abfassung erfolgte aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach zwischen 1349 und 1353. Der Titel Decamerone bedeutet - in Anlehnung an das Griechische - "Zehn-Tage-Werk". Es handelt sich um ein stilbildendes Werk, das zum Vorbild fast aller weiteren abendländischen Novellensammlungen geworden ist...

Delve into the fascinating early lives of Dante, as depicted in two biographical accounts penned by influential Florentine literary figures. Giovanni Boccaccio, a pioneering Italian poet renowned for his monumental work, The Decameron, was one of the first to employ the Italian vernacular in literature, like Dante himself. Lionardo Bruni, a respected historian and man of letters, drew inspiration from Boccaccios account but sought to correct what he saw as a misrepresentation of Dante - an over-emphasis on Beatrices influence. This collection also features insightful articles by Florentine ...