PENGUIN CLASSICS : PENGUIN CLASSICS TALES FROM THE DECAMERON – GIOVANNI BOCCACCIO-PETER HAINSWORTH-PETER HAINSWORTH-PETER HAINSWORTH

Bawdy and moving, hilarious and reflective – these stories offer the very best of Boccaccio s Decameron in a brilliant, playful new translation. This hugely enjoyable volume collects the best stories of Boccaccio s masterwork in a fresh, accessible new translation by Peter Hainsworth. It includes such celebrated, thought-provoking tales as Isabella and the Pot of Basil (famously adapted by Keats) and Patient Griselda alongside many boisterous and daring stories featuring faithless wives, philandering priests and curious nuns.