Tales from the Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Richard Aldington, Giovanni Boccaccio

Tales from the Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio

Richard Aldington, Giovanni Boccaccio

384 pages first pub 1353 (editions)

fiction classics short stories reflective slow-paced
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1930. The Decameron is a work of broad-sweeping comic views. It was written by Giovanni Boccaccio, an Italian poet and scholar who raised vernacular literature to the status of the classics of antiquity and who prepared for the humanism of the Ren...

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Community Reviews Summary of 31 reviews

Moods

funny 100%
lighthearted 100%
adventurous 33%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 25%
fast 25%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 100%

Strong character development?

N/A: 50% | No: 50%

Loveable characters?

N/A: 50% | No: 50%

Diverse cast of characters?

It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 50%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%

Average rating

3.4

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