6/24/2023 0 Comments Decameron of giovanni boccaccioPlus, it's dangerous to stay somewhere where all social and moral controls are gone and people are succumbing to "carnal pleasures." Better to leave for the country and enjoy the beauty of nature where the houses are far enough apart that you're not watching your neighbors die every time you look out the window. There's nothing to do but watch the bodies pile up and hear the news about who died. It seems like a good idea to get out of a city filled with contagion. The oldest of the group, Pampinea, hits on a solution: road trip. In the church of Santa Maria Novella, a group of seven young gentlewomen gather to pray and discuss their sad life, hoping to find some way of alleviating their suffering. Chaos reigns and the routines of daily life have been abandoned. It's Florence, Italy, 1348, and the Black Death has ravaged the city. Giovanni Boccaccio's The Decameron: Book Summary
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