Inspired by the Black Plague that devastated Europe in the mid-1300s, Boccaccio\'s collection of tales is an enormously influential literary masterpiece with a sly humor and irreverence that will appeal to modern readers.
Once there, they decide to amuse themselves with a storytelling competition of sorts, with each attendee offering one tale each day for a pe.
In the hopes of avoiding the plague, a group of ten wealthy young men and women decamp to a country villa on the outskirts of Florence.
Inspired by the Black Plague that devastated Europe in the mid-1300s, Boccaccio\'s collection of tales is an enormously influential literary masterpiece with a sly humor and irreverence that will appeal to modern readers