Giovanni Boccaccio: 108 books

Solone, il cui petto un umano tempio di divina sapienzia fu reputato, e le cui sacratissime leggi sono ancora alli presenti uomini chiara testimonianza dell'antica giustizia, era, secondo che dicono alcuni, spesse volte usato di dire ogni republica, si come noi, andare e stare sopra due piedi; de' quali,...

Il Filocolo, che, secondo un'etimologia approssimativa, significa "fatica d'amore", è un romanzo in prosa, rappresentando così una svolta rispetto ai romanzi delle origini scritti in versi. La storia ha due protagonisti, Florio, figlio di un re saraceno, e Biancifiore, una schiava cristiana...

Baron Hans Gutmayer has seen many things in his long life, but the memories he enjoys most are those of growing up under his fathers wing, learning the fine art of how to bend women to his will. From watching from the shadows as the elder Baron binds and torment them to actually joining his father...

Mit dem Werkbeitrag aus Kindlers Literatur Lexikon.Mit dem Autorenporträt aus dem Metzler Lexikon Weltliteratur.Mit den Daten zu Leben und Werk, exklusiv verfasst von der Redaktion der Zeitschrift für Literatur TEXT + KRITIK.Der junge Edelmann Federigo ist verliebt, doch die Dame seines Herzens,...

Mit dem Werkbeitrag aus Kindlers Literatur Lexikon.Mit dem Autorenporträt aus dem Metzler Lexikon Weltliteratur.Mit Daten zu Leben und Werk, exklusiv verfasst von der Redaktion der Zeitschrift für Literatur TEXT + KRITIK.Italien im Jahr 1348: Während in Florenz die Pest wütet, flieht eine Gruppe...

e-artnow presents to you this unique collection of the greatest books ever written, perfect for the long summer days, the time for rejuvenation and brain revival! American: Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer The Call of the Wild White Fang Moby-Dick The Scarlet Letter Little Women My Antonia The Age of Innocence...

Invest your time in reading the true masterpieces of world literature, the greatest works of the greatest masters of their craft, the revolutionary works, the timeless classics and the eternally grand storylines every person should experience in their lifetime: British: Hamlet Romeo and Juliet Macbeth...

Giovanni Boccaccio (* 1313 in Florenz oder Certaldo; † 21. Dezember 1375 in Certaldo bei Florenz) war ein italienischer Schriftsteller, Demokrat, Dichter und bedeutender Vertreter des Humanismus. Sein Meisterwerk, das Decamerone, porträtiert mit bis dahin unbekanntem Realismus und Witz die facettenreiche...

Riveting questions about love and all the finer emotions thereof are presented in the book. Each question is followed by a love story and a debate upon it. The stories are judged by the Queen of love. Engrossing!