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The Decameron

The Decameron (/dɪˈkæmərən/ dih-KAM-ər-ən; Italian: Decameron [deˈkaːmeron, dekameˈrɔn, -ˈron] or Decamerone ), subtitled Prince Galehaut (Old Italian: Prencipe Galeotto [ˈprentʃipe ɡaleˈɔtto, ˈprɛn-]), is a collection of short stories by the 14th-century Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio (1313–1375). It is sometimes nicknamed l'Umana commedia ("The…

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Author
Giovanni Boccaccio
Genre
Frame story, short story
Publisher
Filippo and Bernardo Giunti
Dewey Decimal
853.1
Language
Italian (Florentine)
LC Class
PQ4267

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Frame story

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Papal censorship

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Collections emulating the Decameron

Boccaccio's drawings

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The Decameron

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Triples251
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The Decameron

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related to Analysis · 44
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related to Theatre · 38
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related to Literary sources · 31
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related to Papal censorship · 18
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related to External links · 16
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related to Film and television · 15
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related to Translations into English · 13
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related to Boccaccio's drawings · 12
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The DecameronAuthorGiovanni Boccaccio1.00infobox
The DecameronDewey Decimal853.11.00infobox
The DecameronGenreFrame story, short story1.00infobox
The DecameronLanguageItalian (Florentine)1.00infobox
The DecameronLC ClassPQ42671.00infobox
The DecameronOCLC588872801.00infobox
The DecameronOriginal titleDecamerone1.00infobox
The DecameronPublication placeItaly1.00infobox
The DecameronPublished in English16201.00infobox
The DecameronPublisherFilippo and Bernardo Giunti1.00infobox
The DecameronTranslatorJohn Payne1.00infobox
The DecameronTranslatorRichard Aldington1.00infobox
The DecameronTranslatorJames McMullen Rigg1.00infobox
The DecameronTranslatorMark Musa1.00infobox
The DecameronTranslatorPeter Bondanella1.00infobox
The DecameronTranslatorothers1.00infobox

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