The name of Dante Alighieri has been universally allowed a place in the very highest rank of literature. It was in his transport of enthusiastic love for Beatrice, that Dante conceived the idea of the Divina Commedia, his great poem, of which Beatrice was destined to be the heroine. Thus to the inspiration of a young, lovely, and noble-minded woman, we owe one of the grandest efforts of human genius. Beatrice was described as a beautiful and virtuous woman. Her history may be considered as an affection of Dante - in that lies its sole interest. She was 24 years old when she died, and yet she still lives in Dante's immortal poem, of which her memory was the inspiration.

Florence, 1348 : dix jeunes gens fuient la peste et se réfugient dans une villa. Pour échapper à l’horreur, ils inventent un jeu aussi audacieux que salvateur : se raconter chaque jour dix histoires, tantôt drôles, tantôt tragiques.

Écrit au XIV siècle, Le Décaméron est une oeuvre monumentale de Giovanni Boccaccio, composée de cent nouvelles racontées par un groupe de jeunes gens réfugiés hors de Florence pour fuir la peste noire. Pendant dix journées, chacun d'eux prend la parole pour divertir la compagnie, offrant des récits qui oscillent entre comédie, tragédie, satire et amour. Cette structure donne naissance à une mosaïque d'histoires d'une richesse extraordinaire. À travers ces récits variés, Boccace explore les travers humains, les plaisirs de la vie et les contrastes entre vertu et désir. Le Décaméron est à la fois un témoignage historique, une fresque morale et une célébration de l'ingéniosité humaine, qui a marqué durablement la littérature européenne par son audace et sa vivacité.

Please note: This audiobook has been created using AI voice. In the time of a devastating pandemic, seven women and three men withdraw to a country estate outside Florence to give themselves a diversion from the death around them. Once there, they decide to spend some time each day telling stories, each of the ten to tell one story each day. They do this for ten days, with a few other days of rest in between, resulting in the 100 stories of the Decameron. The Decameron was written after the Black Plague spread through Italy in 1348. Most of the tales did not originate with Boccaccio; some of them were centuries old already in his time, but Boccaccio imbued them all with his distinctive style. The stories run the gamut from tragedy to comedy, from lewd to inspiring, and sometimes all of those at once. They also provide a detailed picture of daily life in fourteenthcentury Italy.

Firenze, 1348. La peste nera infuria, e un gruppo di giovani sta cercando di fuggire da essa. Alla ricerca di un rifugio sicuro, si ritrovano in campagna. Nell'arco di dieci giorni, per passare il tempo, si raccontano un centinaio di storie fantastiche, tristi ed elaborate. Un ricco arazzo di tragedia e commedia, di farsa e di erotismo, "Il Decameron" è un capolavoro della prosa italiana. Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375) è stato uno studioso, uno scrittore e un poeta italiano. Umanista del Rinascimento, il suo capolavoro "Il Decameron" ha avuto un'influenza enorme sulla storia della letteratura europea.

This carefully crafted ebook: "A Story of Ravenna (Unabridged)" is formatted for your eReader. A tragic and short love story taking place in the city of Ravenna, told by Giovanni Boccaccio. Giovanni Boccaccio (1313 - 21 December 1375) was an Italian author and poet, a friend, student, and correspondent of Petrarch, an important Renaissance humanist and the author of a number of notable works including the Decameron, On Famous Women, and his poetry in the Italian vernacular. Boccaccio is particularly notable for his dialogue, of which it has been said that it surpasses in verisimilitude that of virtually all of his contemporaries, since they were medieval writers and often followed formulaic models for character and plot.

Imaginez une journée à la campagne où, sous l’autorité d’une « Reine d’Amour », chacun raconte une histoire et soumet une question sur l’amour.

Fuyez la peste de Florence en 1348 aux côtés de dix jeunes gens dont les cent récits, drôles, audacieux ou tragiques, ont marqué la naissance de la nouvelle européenne.

Florence, 1348 : dix jeunes gens fuient la peste et se réfugient dans une villa toscane. Pendant dix jours, ils se racontent cent histoires, tantôt drôles, tantôt tragiques, toujours pleines d’audace et de finesse.

Florence, 1348 : dix jeunes gens fuient la peste et se réfugient dans une villa toscane. Pour échapper à l’horreur, ils inventent un jeu aussi simple qu’audacieux : chacun raconte chaque jour une histoire.