The work "The Decameron (Set Volume 1 and 2)" tells the story of ten young men and women who took refuge in a villa during the plague epidemic in Florence in 1348. They feasted all day long, each telling a story every day, and told a hundred stories in ten days, hence the name "The Decameron". Many of the stories are based on historical events and medieval legends.
In "The Decameron", Boccaccio praised real life, praised love as the source of wisdom and beautiful sentiments, condemned asceticism, and made a powerful satire on the depravity of the feudal nobles and the shameless debauchery of the Catholic Church. The work adopts a frame structure to connect one hundred stories together, making the whole book coherent. The language of the work is concise and humorous, and the characters and objects are described with subtlety.
Reader comments
There are many interesting stories in this book, and each one is very short and can be read in one go. I particularly like the story about a princess who was sick and the doctor told her that she would get better just by smelling a man's scent. As a result, she found a lot of men and let them walk around in front of her bed. It was so funny! The language of this book is also very humorous, which is very suitable for our age. In short, I think "The Decameron" is really great, you can also check it out!
There are many interesting stories in this book, and each one is very short and can be read in one go. I particularly like the story about a princess who was sick and the doctor told her that she would get better just by smelling a man's scent. As a result, she found a lot of men and let them walk around in front of her bed. It was so funny! The language of this book is also very humorous, which is very suitable for our age. In short, I think "The Decameron" is really great, you can also check it out!