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The Decameron (Set of Volumes 1 and 2) Bugacchio485k Wordscompleted 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 13Reads8.6Score—Shelves