Tales from the Decameron

Tales from the Decameron | Giovanni Boccaccio

1. Tagged. This is the perfect time to read these stories.
2. Not really. I‘ll ask what someone is reading to start a conversation, but get most of my recommendations by reading reviews.
#two4Tuesday
Thanks for the tag @TheSpineView and @Ruthiella
Anyone who wants to play, consider yourself tagged.

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 🌞📚😊 5y

Ruthiella I‘ve not read it but I agree the Decameron is PARTICULARLY apt right now! So I am going to actually ask you for a recommendation. I had a old (1960s maybe) copy of the book that I gave away because the translation was unwieldy. Do you have any particular translation of the Decameron that you would recommend? 5y

Lcsmcat @Ruthiella Mine is from the 1930s, so older than yours, but it‘s by Richard Adlington. It was pretty straight forward. 5y

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Lcsmcat

Tales from the Decameron | Giovanni Boccaccio

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These tales, written just after the first of the Black Death plague outbreaks, in the early 1350s, first translated into English in 1620, my translation was from 1930. With all those centuries and language differences, the main thing that comes through is how much alike we are. In some ways this could be considered “plague porn” because the pandemic changed so many of the rules of society, and much time is spent on amorous clergy 👇🏻

Lcsmcat 👆🏻 and adulterous relationships. But there is much humor - even if not all of the political references are obvious to a 21st century person. There is humor in the tales. But my favorite bits were the glimpses into life after / during the Black Death. (edited) 5y

Texreader Fantastic review 5y

Lcsmcat @Texreader Thanks! 5y

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Lcsmcat

Tales from the Decameron | Giovanni Boccaccio

1. Hot and humid
2. RV or cabin (probably cabin these days!)
3. Pampinea from the tagged book. She‘s a 14th century bad-ass who survives the plague
4. Get up before my husband and read in the early morning quiet.
@4thhouseontheleft @howjessreads #friyayintro

alisiakae A character that survives the plague is always good! 😁 5y

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Lcsmcat

Tales from the Decameron | Giovanni Boccaccio

1. Not a hobby, but petting my cat des tresses me.
2. Our governor made mask wearing mandatory.
Want to play @Graciouswarriorprincess @4thhouseontheleft @barbwire @megnews ?
#thankfulThursday @Cosmos_Moon

i.besteph Having a pet is a wonderful way to destress.😁💖 5y

Cosmos_Moon_River I agree! I love giving love to my kitties 💚 5y

Crazeedi Definitely fur babies are destressers!! 5y

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Lcsmcat

Tales from the Decameron | Giovanni Boccaccio

The bet on a lady‘s chastity, hiding in a trunk he had delivered to her bedroom, the mole on her left breast which convinces the non-cuckholded husband that he has been cheated on. Boccaccio wrote it in the 1300s, Shakespeare in the 1600s. Yet not only the broad plot, but the details match exactly. #readingconnections

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Lcsmcat

Tales from the Decameron | Giovanni Boccaccio

We just finished The Great Courses course on The Black Death. Filmed in 2016, before our current situation, the professor‘s description of people‘s and government‘s reactions mirrors current events. And she‘s funny. And she made me want to read the tagged book,and The Canterbury Tales. So, diving in. #plaguereads

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Limonotte

Tales from the Decameron | Giovanni Boccaccio

My concession to the virus has been the purchase of a paperback copy of Tales from the Decameron and a St. Sebastian medal. We comfort ourself with stories when everything falls the pieces. #Pandemic

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Lcsmcat

Tales from the Decameron | Giovanni Boccaccio