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Sfuggire la peste! Escape the Black Death with Boccaccio in Fiesole

By Melissa Muldoon
Thursday, November 12th, 2015

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Dante Alighieri, il severo moralista medievale può aver unito l’Italia attraverso il volgare toscano, ma è stato Giovanni Boccaccio che ci ha dato uno sguardo panoramico sulla cultura e le pratiche medievali di Italia.

Dante Alighieri, the stern medieval moralist may have united Italy through the Tuscan dialect, but it was Giovanni Boccaccio who gave us great insight into medieval Italian culture and practices.

Boccaccio è particolarmente noto per aver scritto “il Decameron”. È stato scritto nel 1354, subito dopo l’epidemia del 1348 che ha ucciso tre quarti della popolazione di Firenze. Per leggere più della peste cliccate qui.

Boccaccio is particularly noted for having written the Decameron. It was penned in 1353 just after the epidemic of 1348 killed three quarters of the the population in Florence. For a particularly interesting and gruesome read on the Black Death click here.

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Il titolo “Decameron” è preso dalla lingua greca, e unisce due parole per formare un termine che significa “dieci giorni”. Questo è il periodo in cui i personaggi nella storia di Boccaccio raccontano le storie in cui si mettono alla berlina uomini di chiesa ipocriti e si parla delle nuove tensioni tra le famiglie nobili e una nuova classe sociale di mercanti.

The title “Decameron”  is taken from the greek language combining two words to form a term that means “ten-days”. This is the time period in which the characters in Boccaccio’s story spin the their tales in which they expose hypocritical clerics and exploring new tensions between noble families and a newly emerging merchant class.

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Per sfuggire alla peste, un gruppo di sette giovani donne e tre giovani uomini, si rifugiano in una villa isolata fuori Firenze sulle colline di Fiesole. Per passare il tempo, ogni membro del gruppo racconta una storia, basata su un tema comune per la giornata. In questo modo il gruppo inventa racconti su argomenti che trattano dell’amore erotico e puro, della tragedia e del successo, così come degli scherzi che gli uomini e le donne giocano l’uno all’altro. I racconti sono spiritosi e pieni di scherzi, ognuno è una lezione di vita per ammonire o dare consigli.

In order to escape the the plague, a group of seven young women and three young men take refuge in a secluded villa outside of Florence in the hills of Fiesole. To pass their days, based upon a common theme for the day each member of the group tells a story, . In this manner the group spins yarns ranging in topic from erotic and pure love, tragedy and success, as well as the tricks that men and women play upon one another. The tales are witty and full of practical jokes, each a life lesson to admonish or advise.

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Il Decameron è stato scritto nel volgare fiorentino. Attraverso l’uso del dialogo realistico e il suo particolare modo di scrivere senza formula, Boccaccio prende in giro la società e ci fornisce una visione della vita nel momento in cui la società era in subbuglio e nel corso di grandi cambiamenti. Il suo libro rimane una meravigliosa finestra sulla vita a Firenze durante il medioevo, e ancora oggi un monumento imponente della letteratura pre-rinascimentale.

The Decameron was written in the common Florentine dialect. Through his use of realistic dialogue and the unformulaic way of penning his stories, Boccaccio satirically pokes fun at society and gives us insight into life at the time when society was in upheaval and in the process of change. His book remains a marvelous window into medieval Florence, and a towering monument of pre-Renaissance literature.

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  1. Rod Hoibakk says:
    November 13, 2015 at 6:27 pm

    Grazie per la storia. Io amo la storia e “le storie” di Italia.

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