The Decameron: The Popular Translation of J.M. Rigg
By Giovanni Boccaccio
Length29h 43m
About this audiobook
This carefully crafted ebook: "The Decameron: The Classic Translation of John Payne" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. John Payne's translation of The Decameron was originally published in a private printing for The Villon Society, London in 1886. Comprised of 100 novellas told by ten men and women over a ten day journey fleeing plague-infested Florence, the Decameron is an allegorical work famous for its bawdy portrayals of everyday life, its searing wit and mockery, and its careful adherence to a framed structure. The word "decameron" is derived from the Greek and means "ten days". Boccaccio drew on many influences in writing the Decameron, and many writers, including Martin Luther, Chaucer, and Keats, later drew inspiration from the book. Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375) was an Italian writer and humanist, one of the founders of the Renaissance. He studied business but abandoned it eventually to pursue his literary interests. In 1350 Boccaccio met Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) (1304-1374), one the most important figures in the beginnings of the Renaissance and Humanism.
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GenreLiterary Classics
Length29 hrs 43 mins
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Publish dateJul 10, 2013
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
26DAY THIRD-NOVEL I
2Proem
27DAY THIRD-NOVEL II
3The First Day
28DAY THIRD-NOVEL III
4DAY FIRST-NOVEL I
29DAY THIRD-NOVEL IV
5DAY FIRST-NOVEL II
30DAY THIRD-NOVEL V
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6DAY FIRST-NOVEL III
31DAY THIRD-NOVEL VI
7DAY FIRST-NOVEL IV
32DAY THIRD-NOVEL VII
8DAY FIRST-NOVEL V
33DAY THIRD-NOVEL VIII
9DAY FIRST-NOVEL VI
34DAY THIRD-NOVEL IX
10DAY FIRST-NOVEL VII
35DAY THIRD-NOVEL X
11DAY FIRST-NOVEL VIII
36The Fourth Day
12DAY FIRST-NOVEL IX
37DAY FOURTH-NOVEL I
13DAY FIRST-NOVEL X
38DAY FOURTH-NOVEL II
14The Second Day
39DAY FOURTH-NOVEL III
15DAY SECOND-NOVEL I
40DATE FOURTH-NOVEL IV
16DAY SECOND-NOVEL II
41DAY FOURTH-NOVEL V
17DAY SECOND-NOVEL III
42DAY FOURTH-NOVEL VI
18DAY SECOND-NOVEL IV
43DAY FOURTH-NOVEL VII
19DAY SECOND-NOVEL V
44DAY FOURTH-NOVEL VIII
20DAY SECOND-NOVEL VI
45DAY FOURTH-NOVEL IX
21DAY SECOND-NOVEL VII
46DAY FOURTH-NOVEL X
22DAY SECOND-NOVEL VIII
47The Fifth Day
23DAY SECOND-NOVEL IX
48DAY FIFTH-NOVEL I
24DAY SECOND-NOVEL X
49DAY FIFTH-NOVEL II
25The Third Day
50DAY FIFTH-NOVEL III
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