The Decameron

Name: The Decameron
Author: Giovanni Boccaccio

by Giovanni Boccaccio

Framed collection of tales told by storytellers fleeing the plague

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Giovanni Boccaccio

Italian author and poet of the late medieval period, best known for The Decameron. His works profoundly influenced European literature and helped establish vernacular Italian as a serious literary language.

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