Bawdy and moving, hilarious and reflective - these stories offer the very best of Boccaccio''s Decameron in a brilliant, playful new translation. This hugely enjoyable volume collects the best stories of Boccaccio''s masterwork in a fresh, accessible new translation by Peter Hainsworth. It includes such celebrated, thought-provoking tales as ''Isabella and the Pot of Basil'' (famously adapted by Keats) and ''Patient Griselda'' alongside many boisterous and daring stories featuring faithless wives, philandering priests and curious nuns.
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Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375) vivió en el turbulento y accidentado siglo XIV. A lo largo de su existencia desempeñó diversos trabajos y también cometidos diplomáticos o representativos. Es una de las figuras principales del humanismo y del Renacimiento nacientes. El "Decamerón" inspiró una de las películas más célebres de Pier Paolo Pasolini.