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A review by lckeser7
The Decameron: Selected Tales by Giovanni Boccaccio
3.0
I have, as of the time of this review, only read one story from The Decameron, that being Federigo's Falcon. I'll read the rest sometime.
Federigo's Falcon is a wonderful example of situational irony that will bring to mind O. Henry's Gift of the Magi. The Decameron was written by an Italian near-contemporary of Chaucer and it follows a similar structure to Canterbury Tales: a group of people (in this case, fleeing from a plague) tell each other stories to pass the time.
I've heard that there are some funny, bawdy tales throughout the rest of the book, and if they're as entertaining as Federigo's Falcon, I can't wait to have time to read them.
Federigo's Falcon is a wonderful example of situational irony that will bring to mind O. Henry's Gift of the Magi. The Decameron was written by an Italian near-contemporary of Chaucer and it follows a similar structure to Canterbury Tales: a group of people (in this case, fleeing from a plague) tell each other stories to pass the time.
I've heard that there are some funny, bawdy tales throughout the rest of the book, and if they're as entertaining as Federigo's Falcon, I can't wait to have time to read them.