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Decameron: see Boccaccio, Giovanni Boccaccio, Giovanni (jōvän`nē), 1313–75, Italian poet and storyteller, author of the Decameron. ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Decameron comes from two Greek words deka, ten, and hemera, a day, the book being so called because the stories in it were supposed to be told in ten days. Having met the advance made to him, in those terms, he paused, expecting Geoffrey to leave him free to return to the Decameron. Some critics believe that her garden was the scene of The Decameron, which lends it an additional interest, does it not? |
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