Selections from The Decameron

Cine n-a citit Decameronul n-ar face deloc rău să-l răsfoiască acum. E momentul cel mai potrivit. Boccaccio a redactat cartea după epidemia de ciumă din 1347-1348, opera a circulat în manuscris, într-un cerc restrîns, dar prima ei ediție s-a tipărit abia în 1470. Decameronul a intrat numaidecît în „......more

Amazing. I'm utterly flabbergasted by how good this is. Forty years before The Canterbury Tales took England by storm, a little tiny place called Italy was having a full-blown RENAISSANCE. So why the hell have I been avoiding all these fantastic pieces of art, anyway? Because they're in Italian? For......more

'The Decameron' must have been a major breakthrough in the 14th century promoting realism and humanistic values, placing the primary focus on a human being, his/her virtues and limitations. When we read these stories today, in the 21st century, certain norms of the medieval society make us frown, es......more