The Decameron
(eAudiobook)

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Published:
[United States] : Findaway Voices, 2020.
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eAudiobook
Edition:
Unabridged.
Content Description:
1 online resource (1 audio file (22hr., 34 min.)) : digital.
Lexile measure:
1500L
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Set during the Black Death, The Decameron is a collection of 100 tales told by a group of seven young women and three young men, hunkered down in self-imposed quarantine as they waited out the pandemic plague then sweeping through Florence. The stories of The Decameron range from the erotic to the tragic to the comic, from frivolous practical jokes to meaningful life lessons. One of the most literary significant and influential works of European literature, it is considered to be a masterpiece of classical early Italian prose.

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English
ISBN:
9781669697213, 1669697215
Lexile measure:
1500

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Read by Aryell Alkire.
Description
Set during the Black Death, The Decameron is a collection of 100 tales told by a group of seven young women and three young men, hunkered down in self-imposed quarantine as they waited out the pandemic plague then sweeping through Florence. The stories of The Decameron range from the erotic to the tragic to the comic, from frivolous practical jokes to meaningful life lessons. One of the most literary significant and influential works of European literature, it is considered to be a masterpiece of classical early Italian prose.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Boccaccio, G., & Alkire, A. (2020). The Decameron. Unabridged. Findaway Voices.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Boccaccio, Giovanni and Aryell, Alkire. 2020. The Decameron. Findaway Voices.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Boccaccio, Giovanni and Aryell, Alkire, The Decameron. Findaway Voices, 2020.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Boccaccio, Giovanni, and Aryell Alkire. The Decameron. Unabridged. Findaway Voices, 2020.

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