“But the stories also underscore the importance of using language well to enrich our lives. “Some of the stories are astoundingly funny,” says Rebhorn, a professor in the Department of English whose recent translation of the Decameron has received prominent and widespread critical acclaim. They agree to a plan to tell each other stories-100 in all-over a two-week period (taking the weekends off), with love the prevailing theme. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.By Giovanni Boccaccio, translated by Wayne Rebhorn, professor, Department of Englishīoccaccio set his stories in an idyllic Tuscan landscape, where seven women and three men have fled from the horrors of plague-invested Florence. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping.

Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. We fully guarantee to ship the exact same item as listed and work hard to maintain our excellent customer service.īy Boccaccio, Giovanni, Rebhorn, Wayne A. Ships with tracking the same or next business day from New Haven, CT. Size: 89x11x148 Scattered underlining and notes, but still easily legible and otherwise very nice. Also included are a chronology and selected bibliography.Ĭhoose your shipping method in Checkout. Wofford, Luciano Rossi and Richard Kuhns. Rebhorn's translation of The Decameron introductory materials, explanatory footnotes and three maps biographical works by Filippo Villani and Ludovico Dolce, along with literary studies by Francesco Petrarca, Andreas Capellanus and Boccaccio and eleven critical essays, including those by Giuseppe Mazzotta, Millicent Marcus, Teodolinda Barolini, Susanne L. This Norton Critical Edition includes: fifty-five judiciously chosen stories from Wayne A.

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