The Decameron, Giovanni Boccaccio
The Decameron, Giovanni Boccaccio
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The Decameron

Author: Giovanni Boccaccio

Narrator: Mary Ellin Kurtz

Unabridged: 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/27/2025

Synopsis

Set against the shadow of the Black Plague, The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio is a radiant tapestry of love, wit, tragedy, and the triumph of the human spirit. When Florence is ravaged by pestilence, ten young nobles — seven women and three men — flee to a countryside villa to escape the horrors of the city. Over ten days, they pass the time by telling one hundred stories: tales of romance and folly, devotion and deception, virtue and vice.From the poetic tragedy of “Griselda” to the romantic daring of “Cymon and Iphigenia” and the moral allegory of “The Three Rings,” Boccaccio captures the full spectrum of human experience — earthy, wise, and profoundly moving.Narrated with grace and warmth by Mary Ellin Kurtz, this timeless masterpiece invites listeners into a world where storytelling itself becomes an act of survival — and of joy.

About Giovanni Boccaccio

Giovanni Boccaccio (1313–1375) was an Italian author and poet, a friend and correspondent of Petrarch, and an important Renaissance humanist. As a writer he is particularly notable for the verisimilitude of his dialogue, in an age when most writers followed formulaic models for character and plot.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Andrei on May 03, 2019

Drăguț, pervers, disecție a pornirilor sexuale și -nu în ultimul rând- un foarte curajos act de rebeliune morală în cadrul epocii. Să vedem, însă, ce ne rezervă și volumul II.......more

Goodreads review by Andrei on July 02, 2019

Aceeași simfonie a povestirilor ca în primul volum, doar că, în această a doua carte, Boccaccio își mai pierde din puterea virilă și scrie, parcă, doar pentru a epuiza titlul inițial dat, respectiv Decameronul. Demnă de analizat "scuza" lui finală pe care, în mod surprinzător pentru mine, o adreseaz......more

Goodreads review by Gabriela on April 01, 2020

In vremuri de molima, s-a impus aceasta colectie de povestioare, cu drag impartasite de un grup de tineri florentini ai secolului XIV in timpul unei epidemii de ciuma ce decima intreaga Europa. Izolati in castel, unde nu parea se le lipseasca nimic, servitori, mancare, soare, gradini - ce idilica iz......more

Goodreads review by Nikola on April 19, 2020

Deliciously funny and racy.......more

Goodreads review by Gabs on December 07, 2023

Why is Boccaccio slapping so hard? A lot of fucking in any sort of way. People trick other people with lies, deception, some have fun, and some have sarcasm. This book should be on everyone's shelf since it's easy to go through and highly entertaining.......more

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