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The Decameron

By: Giovanni Boccaccio
Narrated by: Simon Russell Beale, Gunnar Cauthery, Alison Pettitt, Daisy Badger, Carly Bawden, Lucy Briggs-Owen, full cast
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The Decameron is one of the greatest literary works of the Middle Ages. Ten young people have fled the terrible effects of the Black Death in Florence and, in an idyllic setting, tell a series of brilliant stories, by turns humorous, bawdy, tragic and provocative. This celebration of physical and sexual vitality is Boccaccio's answer to the sublime other-worldliness of Dante's Divine Comedy.

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Download the accompanying reference guide.©2008 Oxford University Press (Translation) (P)2017 Naxos AudioBooks Classics Middle Ages Comedy Witty

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First class. It is well produced and well read and maintained my interest to the end of the book.

Excellent production

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Masterful reading by talented actors. An added pleasure to the book was the chanted rendition of the songs

Excellent rendition

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Great insight into medieval values, sometimes marred by a bit of a Benny Hill reading, where the narrator overemphasized anything "naughty'. Also the names were all mispronounced which may jarr with Italian speakers For some reason, poor people were generally given North English accents.

Great insight into medieval values.

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Simon-Russell Beale and a fantastic young cast bring the Decameron to vivid, raunchy, funny life, with beautiful, newly-arranged songs and real spirit. Uplifting and joyful.

14th Century Fun

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The story is perfect for our own pandemic. The stories are fun, lovely, dirty and poetic. They are so modern and dynamic. Great great book.

Fantastic book!

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