The Decameron: The Original English Translation by John Florio (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Plague-Era Florence, Renaissance Wit, and One Hundred Tales of Love, Satire, and FortuneBy Giovanni Boccaccio
Length38h 22m
About this audiobook
Set against the devastation of the 1348 Florentine plague, The Decameron gathers one hundred tales told over ten days by ten young refugees who withdraw to a country villa. Its architecture is at once elegant and audacious: a framed sequence of novelle moving between bawdy comedy, tragic love, clerical satire, mercantile cunning, and moral ambiguity. In John Florio's vigorous early modern English, Boccaccio's supple Italian prose acquires a richly idiomatic, Renaissance texture, preserving the work's wit, narrative momentum, and worldly intelligence. Giovanni Boccaccio (1313–1375), formed by the commercial culture of Naples and the humanist ferment of Florence, wrote with unusual sensitivity to social variety: merchants, monks, women, servants, nobles, and tricksters all speak with memorable vitality. His experience of urban life, classical learning, vernacular experimentation, and the catastrophe of plague helped shape a book that confronts mortality not with abstraction, but with storytelling, laughter, desire, and practical wisdom. This edition is recommended for readers interested in the foundations of European prose fiction, Renaissance translation, and the complex origins of modern narrative realism. It rewards both scholarly attention and simple delight, offering a humane, ironic, and inexhaustibly inventive portrait of society under pressure.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length38 hrs 22 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 10, 2013
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Decameron: The Original English Translation by John Florio (Annotated)
65The Fift Day, the Tenth Novell
2Introduction
66The Sixth Day
3Author Biography
67The Induction to the Sixt Day
4Historical Context
68The Sixt Day, the First Novell
5Synopsis (Selection)
69The Sixt Day, the Second Novell
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6The Induction of the Author to the Following Discourses
70The Sixt Day, the Third Novell
7The First Day
71The Sixt Day, the Fourth Novell
8The First Day, the First Novell
72The Sixt Day, the Fift Novell
9The First Day, the Second Novell
73The Sixt Day, the Sixth Novel
10The First Day, the Third Novell
74The Sixt Day, the Seventh Novell
11The First Day, the Fourth Novell
75The Sixt Day, the Eighth Novell
12The First Day, the Fift Novell
76The Sixt Day, the Ninth Novell
13The First Day, the Sixt Novell
77The Sixt Day, the Tenth Novell
14The First Day, the Seventh Novell
78The Seventh Day
15The First Day, the Eight Novell
79The Induction to the Seventh Day
16The First Day, the Ninth Novell
80The Seventh Day, the First Novell
17The First Day, the Tenth Novell
81The Seventh Day, the Second Novell
18The Second Day
82The Seventh Day, the Third Novell
19The Induction to the Second Day
83The Seventh Day, the Fourth Novell
20The Second Day, the First Novell
84The Seventh Day, the Fift Novell
21The Second Day, the Second Novell
85The Seventh Day, the Sixth Novell
22The Second Day, the Third Novell
86The Seventh Day, the Seventh Novell
23The Second Day, the Fourth Novell
87The Seventh Day, the Eight Novell
24The Second Day, the Fift Novell
88The Seventh Day, the Ninth Novell
25The Second Day, the Sixt Novell
89The Seventh Day, the Tenth Novell
26The Second Day, the Seventh Novell
90The Eighth Day
27The Second Day, the Eight Novell
91The Induction to the Eight Day
28The Second Day, the Ninth Novell
92The Eight Day, the First Novell
29The Second Day, the Tenth Novell
93The Eight Day, the Second Novell
30The Third Day
94The Eight Day, the Third Novell
31The Induction to the Third Day
95The Eight Day, the Fourth Novell
32The Third Day, the First Novell
96The Eight Day, the Fift Novell
33The Third Day, the Second Novell
97The Eight Day, the Sixt Novell
34The Third Day, the Third Novell
98The Eight Day, the Seventh Novell
35The Third Day, the Fourth Novell
99The Eight Day, the Eight Novell
36The Third Day the Fifth Novell
100The Eight Day, the Ninth Novell
37The Third Day the Sixth Novell
101The Eight Day, the Tenth Novell
38The Third Day, the Seaventh Novell
102The Ninth Day
39The Third Day, the Eight Novell
103The Induction to the Ninth Day
40The Third Day, the Ninth Novell
104The Ninth Day, the First Novell
41The Third Day, the Tenth Novell
105The Ninth Day, the Second Novell
42The Fourth Day
106The Ninth Day, the Third Novell
43The Induction to the Fourth Day
107The Ninth Day, the Fourth Novell
44The Fourth Day, the First Novell
108The Ninth Day, the Fift Novell
45The Fourth Day, the Second Novell
109The Ninth Day, the Sixt Novell
46The Fourth Day, the Third Novell
110The Ninth Day, the Seventh Novell
47The Fourth Day, the Fourth Novell
111The Ninth Day, the Eight Novell
48The Fourth Day, the Fift Novell
112The Ninth Day, the Ninth Novell
49The Fourth Day, the Sixth Novell
113The Ninth Day, the Tenth Novell
50The Fourth Day, the Seventh Novell
114The Tenth Day
51The Fourth Day, the Eight Novell
115The Induction to the Tenth and Last Day
52The Fourth Day, the Ninth Novell
116The Tenth Day, the First Novell
53The Fourth Day, the Tenth Novell
117The Tenth Day, the Second Novell
54The Fifth Day
118The Tenth Day, the Third Novell
55The Induction to the Fift Day
119The Tenth Day, the Fourth Novell
56The Fift Day, the First Novell
120The Tenth Day, the Fift Novell
57The Fift Day, the Second Novell
121The Tenth Day, the Sixt Novell
58The Fift Day, the Third Novell
122The Tenth Day, the Seventh Novell
59The Fift Day, the Fourth Novell
123The Tenth Day, the Eight Novell
60The Fift Day, the Fifth Novell
124The Tenth Day, the Ninth Novell
61The Fift Day, the Sixth Novell
125The Tenth Day, the Tenth Novell
62The Fift Day, the Seventh Novell
126Analysis
63The Fift Day, the Eighth Novell
127Reflection
64The Fift Day, the Ninth Novell
128Memorable Quotes
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