Decameron

Giovanni Boccaccio wrote the Decameron as a collection of a hundred short stories and it was completed by him in 1353. Many of the stories have been sourced from earlier tales and quite a few of the stories are connected to the bawdy idea of love, practical jokes of the…

The Renaissance was an important episode in the social and cultural development not only of Italy but also of the world. It was the start of critically evaluating the hold that the Catholic religion has on the people. The focus on the importance of man as a rational being capable…

The Decameron tales by Giovanni Boccaccio are a collection of fictional stories that are meant to satirize certain aspects of society as well as impart crucial knowledge. The author employs a technique whereby he uses days to tell his stories. Two of those tales are taken into consideration in this…