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TALES FROM THE DECAMERON
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| By: |
Giovanni Boccaccio, Peter Hainsworth (Trans) |
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Paperback |
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£9.99 |
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£7.29 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0141191333 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780141191331 |
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| Publisher: |
PENGUIN BOOKS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
1 October, 2015 |
| Pages: |
352 |
| Translated from: |
Italian |
| Description: |
Includes 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. |
| Synopsis: |
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. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Penguin Classics |
| Returns: |
Returnable |