The Modern Language Review, April 1st, 2001
The Decameron. By GIOVANNI BOCCACCIO. Trans. by G. H. MCWILLIAM. 2nd edn. Harmondsworth: Penguin. 1995. Cli + 909 pp. 8.99 [pounds sterling].
The Penguin Classics Decameron first appeared in 1972; the greatly expanded second edition offers a new introduction, bibliography, and notes by the translator, together with copious indexes prepared by David Bowron, and elegant maps drawn by Reg Piggott. These features combine to make an extremely informative and stimulating one-volume edition for English readers. The sixty-eight pages of notes explain local references, point out sources and parallel...
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