Giovanni Boccaccio

"Dekameron" - sobranie sta novell italjanskogo pisatelja Dzhovanni Bokkachcho - odna iz samykh jarkikh knig epokhi Vozrozhdenija. Vo vremja epidemii chumy v 1348 g. kompanija molodykh ljudej i prekrasnykh dam nakhodit ubezhische na zagorodnoj ville i, chtoby prognat strakh smerti, v techenie desjati dnej rasskazyvajut drug drugu zanimatelnye istorii - zabavnye i frivolnye, tragicheskie i trogatelnye.

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The Decameron is a collection of novellas by the 14th-century Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375). The book is structured as a frame story containing 100 tales told by a group of seven young women and three young men; they shelter in a secluded villa just outside Florence in order to escape the Black Death, which was afflicting the city. Boccaccio probably conceived of The Decameron after the epidemic of 1348, and completed it by 1353. Tales of love, wit, practical jokes, and life lessons contribute to the mosaic. In addition to its literary value and widespread influence (for example on Chaucer's Canterbury Tales), it provides a document of life at the time. Written in the vernacular of the Florentine language, it is considered a masterpiece of classical early Italian prose.

In the heart of plague-ravaged Florence, ten young people flee the city to take refuge in a lush countryside villa. To stave off boredom and despair, they tell each other stories. Thus begins The Decameron, a collection of one hundred tales where love, cunning, fortune, and wit intertwine, offering a fascinating mirror of human morals and passions. Through these narratives, Boccaccio paints a vibrant portrait of humanity, oscillating between tragedy and comedy, morality and satire. An ageless masterpiece, this text, though several centuries old, remains surprisingly relevant in its exploration of human behavior, emotions, and social interactions, still resonating powerfully with today's readers. This unabridged and annotated edition features the translation by John Payne, widely recognized as one of the most faithful to the original Italian text. Through his meticulous and respectful work, English-speaking readers can discover the full subtlety and linguistic richness of Boccaccio's text as it was written in the 14th century. Dive into this entertaining universe where each story is an invitation to reflect, smile, and marvel at the infinite nuances of the human condition. Extract: "A kindly thing it is to have compassion of the afflicted and albeit it well beseemeth every one, yet of those is it more particularly required who have erst had need of comfort and have found it in any, amongst whom, if ever any had need thereof or held it dear or took pleasure therein aforetimes, certes, I am one of these."

I en villa på landsbygden utanför Florens har tio ungdomar barrikaderat sig för att fly undan pesten som härjar i staden. De fördriver sin tid med mat, vin och sång, och varje eftermiddag berättar var och en av dem en historia. Fram växer en väv av sammanlagt hundra färgstarka berättelser innefattande allt mellan liv och död: från antika myter och fantasier om kärlek och erotik, till satir, religionskritik och våldsamma skildringar av hämnd och mord. Decamerone är en av världslitteraturens verkliga milstolpar. En central inspirationskälla för författare som Shakespeare, Keates och Chaucer, och startpunkten för en litteratur om vanliga människor snarare än kungar och hjältar. Här i svensk översättning av Jakob Gunnarsson. GIOVANNI BOCCACCIO [1313-1375] föddes i närheten av staden Florens i det som då var den florentinska republiken. Han var författare och poet, och räknas tillsammans med Dante och Petrarca som en av historiens största italienska författare.

Il Decameron e ambientato nel 1348, anno in cui la peste nera devastava la citta di Firenze. Mentre il caos regna nelle strade, sette giovani donne si riuniscono in chiesa per pregare e cercare di trovare un modo per affrontare la situazione. La pi anziana del gruppo, Pampinea, suggerisce di lasciare la citta per evitare il rischio di contagio. In compagnia di tre giovani, la combriccola delle dame abbandona la citt e si rifugia in una villa di campagna. In questo luogo ideale, i giovani fiorentini si raccontano storie divertenti, leggere, ma allo stesso tempo edificanti ed esemplari, per passare il tempo e per sopravvivere al tedio del confinamento.

Vidatnij italijskij literator XIV stolittja, poet, uchenij, prozajik, drug Petrarki, shanuvalnik i doslidnik tvorchosti Dante - tse daleko ne vse, scho mozhna skazati pro odnogo z rodonachalnikiv italijskoji literaturi Dzhovanni Bokkachcho (1313-1375)." Dekameron" - kniga novel, scho mistit sto istorij, rozkazanikh molodimi ljudmi za desjat dniv (zvidsi i nazva tvoru - "dekameron", z gretskoji - "desjati-schodennik"), istorij pro ljudinu, jiji grikhi ta peremogi, pro podolannja trudnoschiv, kokhannja, radist, pro rozcharuvannja ta nadiji, odnim slovom - pro zhittja. V ostanni roki pismennik, vtomlenij vid napadok tserkvi, gotovij buv viznati "Dekameron" pomilkoju molodosti, ale naschadki nazvali tsju "pomilku" najznamenitishim tvorom Bokkachcho, svitovim shedevrom, jakij zrobiv jogo im'ja bezsmertnim. Perekladach Nikolaj Lukash