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The Decameron: (Volume I)
The Decameron: (Volume I)
The Decameron: (Volume I)
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The Decameron: (Volume I)

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Son of a merchant, Boccaccio di Chellino di Buonaiuto, of Certaldo in Val d'Elsa, a little town about midway between Empoli and Siena, but within the Florentine "contado," Gio-vanni Boccaccio was born, most probably at Paris, in the year 1313. His mother, at any rate, was a Frenchwoman, whom his father seduced during a sojourn at Paris, and afterwards deserted. So much as this Boccaccio has himself told us, under a transparent veil of allegory, in his Ameto. Of his mother we would fain know more, for his wit has in it a quality, especially noticeable in the Tenth Novel of the Sixth Day of the Decameron, which marks him out as the forerunner of Rabelais, and prompts us to ask how much more his genius may have owed to his French ancestry. His father was of sufficient standing in Florence to be chosen Prior in 1321; but this brief term of office—but two months—was his last, as well as his first experience of public life. Of Boccaccio's early years we know nothing more than that his first preceptor was the Florentine grammarian, Giovanni da Strada, father of the poet Zanobi da Strada, and that, when he was about ten years old, he was bound apprentice to a merchant, with whom he spent the next six years at Paris, whence he returned to Florence with an inveterate repugnance to commerce.


—DETAILED CONTENTS—
INTRODUCTION
PROEM
- FIRST DAY -
NOVEL I. - Ser Ciappelletto cheats a holy friar by a false confession, and dies; and, having lived as a very bad man, is, on his death, reputed a saint, and called San Ciappelletto.
NOVEL II. - Abraham, a Jew, at the instance of Jehannot de Chevigny, goes to the court of Rome, and having marked the evil life of clergy, returns to Paris, and becomes a Chris-tian.
NOVEL III. - Melchisedech, a Jew, by a story of three rings averts a danger with which he was menaced by Saladin.
NOVEL IV. - A monk lapses into a sin meriting the most severe punishment, justly censures the same fault in his abbot, and thus evades the penalty.
NOVEL V. - The Marchioness of Monferrato by a banquet of hens seasoned with wit checks the mad passion of the King of France.
NOVEL VI. - A worthy man by an apt saying puts to shame the wicked hypocrisy of the religious.
NOVEL VII. - Bergamino, with a story of Primasso and the Abbot of Cluny, finely censures a sudden access of avarice in Messer Cane della Scala.
NOVEL VIII. - Guglielmo Borsiere by a neat retort sharply censures avarice in Messer Ermino de' Grimaldi.
NOVEL IX. - The censure of a Gascon lady converts the King of Cyprus from a churlish to an honourable temper.
NOVEL X. - Master Alberto da Bologna honourably puts to shame a lady who sought occasion to put him to shame in that he was in love with her.


- SECOND DAY -
NOVEL I. - Martellino pretends to be a paralytic, and makes it appear as if he were cured by being placed upon the body of St. Arrigo. His trick is detected; he is beaten and arrested, and is in peril of hanging, but finally escapes.
NOVEL II. - Rinaldo d'Asti is robbed, arrives at Castel Guglielmo, and is entertained by a widow lady; his property is restored to him, and he returns home safe and sound.
NOVEL III. - Three young men squander their substance and are reduced to poverty. Their nephew, returning home a desperate man, falls in with an abbot, in whom he discovers the daughter of the King of England. She marries him, and he retrieves the losses and re-establishes the fortune of his uncles.
NOVEL IV. - Landolfo Ruffolo is reduced to poverty, turns corsair, is captured by Genoese, is shipwrecked, escapes on a chest full of jewels, and, being cast ashore at Corfu, is hospitably entertained by a woman, and returns home wealthy.
NOVEL V. - Andreuccio da Perugia comes to Naples to buy horses, meets with three serious adventures in one night, comes safe out of them all, and returns home with a ruby.

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Giovanni Boccaccio

Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375) was born and raised in Florence, Italy where he initially studied business and canon law. During his career, he met many aristocrats and scholars who would later influence his literary works. Some of his earliest texts include La caccia di Diana, Il Filostrato and Teseida. Boccaccio was a compelling writer whose prose was influenced by his background and involvement with Renaissance Humanism. Active during the late Middle Ages, he is best known for writing The Decameron and On Famous Women.

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    Italien, 1348En gruppe p? syv damer og tre unge m?nd er p? flugt fra pesten, sl?r sig ned et godt stykke fra byerne og fordriver tiden med at fort?lle historier. Over 10 dage fort?ller de 100 historier.Bind 1 indeholder "Forfatterens fortale", "Indledning: Pesten i Firenze. Herres?det.", "F?rste dag", "1. historie: Ser Ciappellettos Skriftem?l (Pamfilo)", "2. historie: J?den Abraham i Rom (Neifile)", "3. historie: De tre ringe (Filomena)", "4. historie: Den snilde munk (Dioneo)", "5. historie: Markgrevinden og kongen (Fiammetta)", "6. historie: L?gmanden og inkvisitoren (Emilia)", "7. historie: Festkavaleren og Cangrande (Filostrato)", "8. historie: Festkavaleren og gnieren (Lauretta)", "9. historie: Kongen af Cypern (Elisa)", "10. historie: Den vise l?ge (Pampinea)", "Slutning: Emilias sang: Spejlbilleder (en allegori)", "Anden dag", "Indledning", "1. historie: De tre g?glere (Neifile)", "2. historie: Sankt Giulianos fadervor (Filostrato)", "3. historie: Den hvide abbed (Pampinea)", "4. historie: S?r?veren fra Ravello (Lauretta)", "5. historie: En s?ster fundet og forsvundet (Fiammetta)", "6. historie: De genfundne s?nner (Emilia)", "7. historie: Den erfarne brud (Pamfilo)", "8. historie: Greven af Antwerpen (Elisa)", "9. historie: Den trofaste hustru (Filomena)", "10. historie: Messer Ricciardos kalender (Dioneo)", "Slutning: Pampineas sang: Lykkelig k?rlighed", "Tredje dag", "Indledning: Det andet herres?de", "1. historie: Nonnernes gartner (Filostrato)", "2. historie: Kong Agilulfs staldkn?gt (Pampinea)", "3. historie: Det snilde skriftebarn (Filomena)", "4. historie: Genvej til paradis (Pamfilo)", "5. historie: Zimas ganger (Elisa)", "6. historie: Elskerlist (Fiammetta)", "7. historie: Den forelskede pilgrim (Emilia)", "8. historie: Bonden i sk?rsilden (Lauretta)", "9. historie: Kongens l?ge (Neifile)", "10. historie: Munken Rustico og Alibech (Dioneo)", "Slutning: Laurettas sang: De to tilbedere (en allegori)"."Forfatterens fortale" handler om ???"Indledning: Pesten i Firenze. Herres?det." handler om ???"F?rste dag" handler om ???"1. historie: Ser Ciappellettos Skriftem?l (Pamfilo)" handler om ???"2. historie: J?den Abraham i Rom (Neifile)" handler om ???"3. historie: De tre ringe (Filomena)" handler om ???"4. historie: Den snilde munk (Dioneo)" handler om en ung munk i et kloster i Lunigiana. Han f?r en ung pige til at muntre ham op i sin celle, men de bliver opdaget af abbeden. Munken opdager at de er opdaget og f?r lokket abbeden til at beg? samme synd, s? han selv slipper for straf."5. historie: Markgrevinden og kongen (Fiammetta)" handler om ???"6. historie: L?gmanden og inkvisitoren (Emilia)" handler om ???"7. historie: Festkavaleren og Cangrande (Filostrato)" handler om ???"8. historie: Festkavaleren og gnieren (Lauretta)" handler om ???"9. historie: Kongen af Cypern (Elisa)" handler om ???"10. historie: Den vise l?ge (Pampinea)" handler om ???"Slutning: Emilias sang: Spejlbilleder (en allegori)" handler om ???"Anden dag" handler om ???"Indledning" handler om ???"1. historie: De tre g?glere (Neifile)" handler om ???"2. historie: Sankt Giulianos fadervor (Filostrato)" handler om ???"3. historie: Den hvide abbed (Pampinea)" handler om ???"4. historie: S?r?veren fra Ravello (Lauretta)" handler om ???"5. historie: En s?ster fundet og forsvundet (Fiammetta)" handler om ???"6. historie: De genfundne s?nner (Emilia)" handler om ???"7. historie: Den erfarne brud (Pamfilo)" handler om ???"8. historie: Greven af Antwerpen (Elisa)" handler om ???"9. historie: Den trofaste hustru (Filomena)" handler om ???"10. historie: Messer Ricciardos kalender (Dioneo)" handler om ???"Slutning: Pampineas sang: Lykkelig k?rlighed" handler om ???"Tredje dag" handler om ???"Indledning: Det andet herres?de" handler om ???"1. historie: Nonnernes gartner (Filostrato)" handler om ???"2. historie: Kong Agilulfs staldkn?gt (Pampinea)" handler om ???"3. historie: Det snilde skriftebarn (Filomena)" handler om ???"4. historie: Genvej til paradis (Pamfilo)" handler om ???"5. historie: Zimas ganger (Elisa)" handler om ???"6. historie: Elskerlist (Fiammetta)" handler om ???"7. historie: Den forelskede pilgrim (Emilia)" handler om ???"8. historie: Bonden i sk?rsilden (Lauretta)" handler om ???"9. historie: Kongens l?ge (Neifile)" handler om ???"10. historie: Munken Rustico og Alibech (Dioneo)" handler om ???"Slutning: Laurettas sang: De to tilbedere (en allegori)" handler om ??????

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