The Decameron
(Book)
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Published:
London : New York :, 1995.
Format:
Book
Edition:
2nd ed.
Physical Desc:
cli, 909 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Lexile measure:
1500L
Status:
Description
Set against the backdrop of the fourteenth-century Black Death, an anthology of one hundred interlinked tales presents a variety of works recounted by the citizens of Florence--nobles, knights, abbots, nuns, doctors, philosophers, students, peasants, pilgrims, thieves, and others--who have fled the city to escape the plague.
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853 BO
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Language:
English
ISBN:
0140449302, 9780140449303
Lexile measure:
1500
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [cxlv]-cli) and indexes.
Description
Set against the backdrop of the fourteenth-century Black Death, an anthology of one hundred interlinked tales presents a variety of works recounted by the citizens of Florence--nobles, knights, abbots, nuns, doctors, philosophers, students, peasants, pilgrims, thieves, and others--who have fled the city to escape the plague.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Boccaccio, G., & McWilliam, G. H. (1995). The Decameron. 2nd ed. New York.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375 and G. H. McWilliam. 1995. The Decameron. New York.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375 and G. H. McWilliam, The Decameron. New York, 1995.
MLA Citation (style guide)Boccaccio, Giovanni, and G. H McWilliam. The Decameron. 2nd ed. New York, 1995.
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