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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
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Table of contents
1Introduction
57DAY FIFTH-NOVEL X
2Proem
58The Sixth Day
3The First Day
59DAY SIXTH-NOVEL I
4DAY FIRST-NOVEL I
60DAY SIXTH-NOVEL II
5DAY FIRST-NOVEL II
61DAY SIXTH-NOVEL III
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6DAY FIRST-NOVEL III
62DAY SIXTH-NOVEL IV
7DAY FIRST-NOVEL IV
63DAY SIXTH-NOVEL V
8DAY FIRST-NOVEL V
64DAY SIXTH-NOVEL VI
9DAY FIRST-NOVEL VI
65DAY SIXTH-NOVEL VII
10DAY FIRST-NOVEL VII
66DAY SIXTH-NOVEL VIII
11DAY FIRST-NOVEL VIII
67DAY SIXTH-NOVEL IX
12DAY FIRST-NOVEL IX
68DAY SIXTH-NOVEL X
13DAY FIRST-NOVEL X
69The Seventh Day
14The Second Day
70DAY SEVENTH-NOVEL I
15DAY SECOND-NOVEL I
71DAY SEVENTH-NOVEL II
16DAY SECOND-NOVEL II
72DAY SEVENTH-NOVEL III
17DAY SECOND-NOVEL III
73DAY SEVENTH-NOVEL IV
18DAY SECOND-NOVEL IV
74DAY SEVENTH-NOVEL V
19DAY SECOND-NOVEL V
75DAY SEVENTH-NOVEL VI
20DAY SECOND-NOVEL VI
76DAY SEVENTH-NOVEL VII
21DAY SECOND-NOVEL VII
77DAY SEVENTH-NOVEL VIII
22DAY SECOND-NOVEL VIII
78DAY SEVENTH-NOVEL IX
23DAY SECOND-NOVEL IX
79DAY SEVENTH-NOVEL X
24DAY SECOND-NOVEL X
80The Eighth Day
25The Third Day
81DAY EIGHTH-NOVEL I
26DAY THIRD-NOVEL I
82DAY EIGHTH-NOVEL II
27DAY THIRD-NOVEL II
83DAY EIGHTH-NOVEL III
28DAY THIRD-NOVEL III
84DAY EIGHTH-NOVEL IV
29DAY THIRD-NOVEL IV
85DAY EIGHTH-NOVEL V
30DAY THIRD-NOVEL V
86DAY EIGHTH-NOVEL VI
31DAY THIRD-NOVEL VI
87DAY EIGHTH-NOVEL VII
32DAY THIRD-NOVEL VII
88DAY EIGHTH-NOVEL VIII
33DAY THIRD-NOVEL VIII
89DAY EIGHTH-NOVEL IX
34DAY THIRD-NOVEL IX
90DAY EIGHTH-NOVEL X
35DAY THIRD-NOVEL X
91The Nineth Day
36The Fourth Day
92DAY NINETH-NOVEL I
37DAY FOURTH-NOVEL I
93DAY NINETH-NOVEL II
38DAY FOURTH-NOVEL II
94DAY NINETH-NOVEL III
39DAY FOURTH-NOVEL III
95DAY NINETH-NOVEL IV
40DATE FOURTH-NOVEL IV
96DAY NINETH-NOVEL V
41DAY FOURTH-NOVEL V
97DAY NINETH-NOVEL VI
42DAY FOURTH-NOVEL VI
98DAY NINETH-NOVEL VII
43DAY FOURTH-NOVEL VII
99DAY NINETH-NOVEL VIII
44DAY FOURTH-NOVEL VIII
100DAY NINETH-NOVEL IX
45DAY FOURTH-NOVEL IX
101DAY NINETH-NOVEL X
46DAY FOURTH-NOVEL X
102The Tenth Day
47The Fifth Day
103DAY TENTH-NOVEL I
48DAY FIFTH-NOVEL I
104DAY TENTH-NOVEL II
49DAY FIFTH-NOVEL II
105DAY TENTH-NOVEL III
50DAY FIFTH-NOVEL III
106DAY TENTH-NOVEL IV
51DAY FIFTH-NOVEL IV
107DAY TENTH-NOVEL V
52DAY FIFTH-NOVEL V
108DAY TENTH-NOVEL VI
53DAY FIFTH-NOVEL VI
109DAY TENTH-NOVEL VII
54DAY FIFTH-NOVEL VII
110DAY TENTH-NOVEL VIII
55DAY FIFTH-NOVEL VIII
111DAY TENTH-NOVEL IX
56DAY FIFTH-NOVEL IX
112DAY TENTH-NOVEL X
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