Bücher von Giovanni Boccaccio

Das Dekameron, ein Novellenzyklus, den sich zehn Gäste eines bei Florenz gelegenen Landgutes während der Pestzeit erzählen, machte den Dichter weltberühmt. Andre Jolles schreibt in seiner Einleitung: »Wenige Bücher stehen in einem so schlechten Ruf - wenige sind so viel gelesen wie das Dekameron.«

Pinuccio ist in Niccolosa verliebt, deshalb sucht er nach einer passenden Gelegenheit sich ihrer Liebe zu erfreuen. Pinuccio und sein Freund Adriano bitten Niccolosas Vater die beiden zu beherbergen, da sie von einer angeblichen Reise von der Nacht überrascht wurden. Nachts legt sich Pinuccio dann zu Niccolosa, aber nicht nur er tauscht sein Bett, es kommt zu allerlei Verwechslung ... Wolf Frass liest die Novelle aus Giovanni Boccaccios weltbekannten "Dekameron".

Daß Liebe auch eine Frage der Perspektive ist, zeigt die Geschichte vom verzauberten Birnbaum. Der Liebhaber einer verheirateten Frau verlangt drei ungeheuerliche Liebesbeweise, die diese auch erbringt. Daß sich der Gatte am Ende auf einem Birnbaum wiederfindet und der Angetrauten beim Liebesspiel mit dem Liebhaber zusehen zu muß, erklärt sich nur mit weiblicher Raffinesse ...

While the plague ravishes major cities, a group of Italian men and women seek shelter at a countryside estate telling stories to pass the time. Giovanni Boccacciös imaginative writing style elevates the multilayered novellas ranging from romance to satire. Seven young women and three men have isolated themselves in a villa hoping to avoid the looming disease that¿s consumed their nation. Every day, as a form of entertainment, each person tells a story to the group. It must fit a specific theme, keeping the concept fresh and inspired. The storytelling consists of romance and humor as well as death and deception. It¿s a vibrant display of the author¿s skill as he produces 100 captivating tales over the course of 10 days. The Decameron is a timely interpretation of isolation in the midst of a global pandemic. It starts quaint but builds into a massive narrative that spans genres and themes. With surprising twists and turns, the book is an engaging text that will keep readers guessing.With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Decameron is both modern and readable.

The Decameron is a collection of novellas by the 14th-century Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375). The book is structured as a frame story containing 100 tales told by a group of seven young women and three young men; they shelter in a secluded villa just outside Florence in order to escape the Black Death, which was afflicting the city. Boccaccio probably conceived of The Decameron after the epidemic of 1348, and completed it by 1353. Tales of love, wit, practical jokes, and life lessons contribute to the mosaic. In addition to its literary value and widespread influence (for example on Chaucer's Canterbury Tales), it provides a document of life at the time. Written in the vernacular of the Florentine language, it is considered a masterpiece of classical early Italian prose.

The Decameron is a collection of novellas by the 14th-century Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375). The book is structured as a frame story containing 100 tales told by a group of seven young women and three young men; they shelter in a secluded villa just outside Florence in order to escape the Black Death, which was afflicting the city. Boccaccio probably conceived of The Decameron after the epidemic of 1348, and completed it by 1353. Tales of love, wit, practical jokes, and life lessons contribute to the mosaic. In addition to its literary value and widespread influence (for example on Chaucer's Canterbury Tales), it provides a document of life at the time. Written in the vernacular of the Florentine language, it is considered a masterpiece of classical early Italian prose.

Ein Klassiker aus dem 14. Jahrhundert, der im pestverseuchten Italien spielt: Das Dekameron ist eine Sammlung von 100 Novellen des italienischen Dichters Giovanni Boccaccio. Die Rahmenhandlung dreht sich um sieben junge Menschen, die vor der Pest auf ihren Landsitz geflohen sind. Zehn Tage lang erzahlt jeder von ihnen eine Geschichte, mit teilweise erotischem und derbem Inhalt aber auch ernsten und lehrreichen Apekten. -

Das Dekameron, Il Decamerone, ist eine mittelalterliche satirisch-allegorische Novellensammlung von Giovanni Boccaccio aus dem 14. Jahrhundert. Die raffinierte Rahmenhandlung erzählt von zehn jungen Frauen und Männern, die während der damals grassierenden Pest aus Florenz fliehen und in einem Landhaus außerhalb der Stadt Zuflucht vor dem Schwarzen Tod suchen. Auf dem Landsitz genießen sie unbeschwerte zehn Tage, in denen sie einander hundert Geschichten - erotischer, frivoler, tragischer und lehrreicher Natur - erzählen. Heute gilt das Dekameron als Ursprung der italienischen Prosa und als ein Werk, das die Weltliteratur nachhaltig beeinflußt hat.Die vorliegende Ausgabe beruht auf der sorgfältig überarbeiteten Übersetzung Albert Wesselskis und wurde mit erlesenen Kupferstichen bebildert.

This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature.In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards:1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the same edition with rich typography, graphics, high quality images, and table elements, giving our readers the feel of holding a 'fresh and newly' reprinted and/or revised edition, as opposed to other scanned & printed (Optical Character Recognition - OCR) reproductions.2. Correction of imperfections: As the work was re-created from the scratch, therefore, it was vetted to rectify certain conventional norms with regard to typographical mistakes, hyphenations, punctuations, blurred images, missing content/pages, and/or other related subject matters, upon our consideration. Every attempt was made to rectify the imperfections related to omitted constructs in the original edition via other references. However, a few of such imperfections which could not be rectified due to intentional\unintentional omission of content in the original edition, were inherited and preserved from the original work to maintain the authenticity and construct, relevant to the work.We believe that this work holds historical, cultural and/or intellectual importance in the literary works community, therefore despite the oddities, we accounted the work for print as a part of our continuing effort towards preservation of literary work and our contribution towards the development of the society as a whole, driven by our beliefs. We are grateful to our readers for putting their faith in us and accepting our imperfections with regard to preservation of the historical content. HAPPY READING!

This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature.In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards:1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the same edition with rich typography, graphics, high quality images, and table elements, giving our readers the feel of holding a 'fresh and newly' reprinted and/or revised edition, as opposed to other scanned & printed (Optical Character Recognition - OCR) reproductions.2. Correction of imperfections: As the work was re-created from the scratch, therefore, it was vetted to rectify certain conventional norms with regard to typographical mistakes, hyphenations, punctuations, blurred images, missing content/pages, and/or other related subject matters, upon our consideration. Every attempt was made to rectify the imperfections related to omitted constructs in the original edition via other references. However, a few of such imperfections which could not be rectified due to intentional\unintentional omission of content in the original edition, were inherited and preserved from the original work to maintain the authenticity and construct, relevant to the work.We believe that this work holds historical, cultural and/or intellectual importance in the literary works community, therefore despite the oddities, we accounted the work for print as a part of our continuing effort towards preservation of literary work and our contribution towards the development of the society as a whole, driven by our beliefs. We are grateful to our readers for putting their faith in us and accepting our imperfections with regard to preservation of the historical content. HAPPY READING!

Written in the middle of the 14th century as the Bubonic Plague decimated the population of Europe, "The Decameron" is a satirical and allegorical collection of stories by Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio. Constructed as a series of "frame stories," or stories within a story, the narrative follows seven young women and three young men who take refuge in a secluded villa outside Florence in order to escape the Black Death. During ten evenings of their stay, each of travelers takes turns as storyteller to pass the time. Their stories relate tales of love, both happy and tragic, examples of the power of fortune and human will, and exhibitions of virtue, cleverness, and trickery. Boccaccio's work is not only important for its superb literary quality but for its examination of the changing cultural values that defined the transition from medieval times into the renaissance. The virtues of intelligence and sophistication of the increasingly urbanized and mercantilist Europe are shown as superior to the relative simplicity and piousness of the feudal system. More than the sum of its parts, "The Decameron" is a milestone in the history of European literature, an influential and enduring masterpiece. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper and is translated with an introduction by J. M. Rigg.

Sieben Frauen und drei junge Männer sind vor der Pest, die im Jahr 1348 in Florenz wütet, in ein Landhaus vor den Toren der Stadt geflüchtet. Hier versuchen sie sich, so gut es geht, zu unterhalten. Also wird jeden Tag jemand bestimmt, der sich eine Geschichte ausdenken und diese dann erzählen soll. Es werden wunderbare Geschichten erzählt, meist mit der Liebe als zentrales Thema. Denn die Liebe ist vielseitig: Mal ist sie ein vergnüglicher Zeitvertreib, mal verzehrende Leidenschaft. Mal zeigt sie sich in tiefer Verehrung und mal als unbändige Sehnsucht. Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375) war ein italienischer Schriftsteller. Er studierte Jura und verbrachte einige Jahre am Königshof von Neapel, wo er auch seine dichterische Laufbahn begann. Sein Meisterwerk ist das "Decamerone", eine Sammlung von 100 Novellen, welches mit bis dahin unbekanntem Realismus und Witz die facettenreiche Gesellschaft des 14. Jahrhunderts porträtiert und als Vorreiter der prosaischen Erzähltradition in Europa gilt.