Stories of Love and Adventure: Adaptation of the Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio (Xenia) - Softcover

Sbrilla, Gilda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0595144527 ISBN 13: 9780595144525

Publisher: iUniverse, 2000

Synopsis

The protagonists of the stories presented in this anthology constitute a lively and varied line-up of exemplary characters: from the enamored heir of the courtesy of knights to the astute woman who amuses herself behind her husband¡¯s back, from the mocked fool to the young merchant who gains experience from his own errors. All of them move, thanks to the narrative skill of the author, with great naturalness, recreating with their sentiments and actions the fascinating tableau of a distant civilization while still completely valid.

About this title

About the Author:

Folco Zanobini, Florentine, has taught Italian literature for many years at the high school level; he has dealt with literary criticism, lexicography, editing and has published various school textbooks. He lives and works in Florence. Gilda Sbrilli, Florentine, expert in classic Italian literature, has acquired through many years of teaching in high schools, a deep knowledge of literary criticism. In the area of publishing, she is the author of very successful texts and, in particular, has directed a series on Italian and foreign fiction. She lives and works in Florence.

About this edition

• Publisher: iUniverse
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0595144527
• ISBN 13: 9780595144525
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 172