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Questions about the literary works of Giovanni Boccaccio (1313–1375) or his life as a writer. Questions about his works should be tagged with [italian-language].
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Meaning and significance of "cacheremo" in the Decameron?
The Italian verb "cacare" means "to shit". It's nowadays considered a vulgar word, but, judging from the examples of use from literary works of the Middle Ages quoted in the Grande dizionario della li …
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What's the significance of Emilia's song at the end of Day 1 of the Decameron?
In 2015 there was an excellent series of radio broadcasts produced by RAI and directed by Adolfo Moriconi devoted to the integral reading of Boccaccio's Decameron by professional Italian actors. In ev …
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Boccaccio's portrayal of the Catholic Church
This was intended to represent a general description of the contemporary Church: a critical and controversial portrayal which was in fact quite present in the Italian literary culture of Boccaccio's t …
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What is the meaning of "Zima" in the Decameron, Day 3 Story 5?
According to the notes to the BUR edition (by Amedeo Quondam, Maurizio Fiorilla and Giancarlo Alfano) and those to the Einaudi edition (by Vittore Branca) of the Decameron (Italian original), the name …
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What is the connection between the chicken banquet and the king's intentions towards the mar...
First of all, as explained in the BUR version of the Decameron (Italian original), edited by Amedeo Quondam, Maurizio Fiorilla and Giancarlo Alfano,
i prodotti della caccia erano, e a lungo restarono …
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What does "the ass and the wall are quits" mean?
This was indeed an Italian proverb with meant that everyone gets what they deserve or that you will always receive an action similar to what you have done. This is what you can read about this express …
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What is the provenance of Story 6 in Day 2 of the Decameron, set against a backdrop of 13th-...
This is what Vittore Branca explains in the Einaudi version of the Decameron (Italian original) about the antecedents of this novella:
Neppure di questa novella si possono indicare antecedenti precis …
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Is Evil Hole / Malpertugio a realistic name for a district in Naples?
This is what it's explained in a note to the BUR version of the Decameron (Italian original), edited by Amedeo Quondam, Maurizio Fiorilla and Giancarlo Alfano:
Malpertugio: antico quartiere (contrada …
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How much of the English history in this Decameron story has any basis in fact?
One of the notes to number 14 in BUR version of the Decameron (Italian original), edited by Amedeo Quondam, Maurizio Fiorilla and Giancarlo Alfano, explains that the first of your points refers to the …
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What "always was and is the occupation of the Agolanti"?
In the introduction ("introduzione") to the article "Gli Agolanti" by Enrica Guerra you can find that they were usurers ("usurai"):
Boccaccio, [...], nel momento in cui menziona gli Agolanti conosce …
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What do the names of the Decameron characters signify?
Yes, the names of the ten narrators of the novellas have been chosen by Boccaccio to tell us something about their personality.
This is what is said in the note to the text you have emphasized in BUR …
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Cappello, Cepparello, Ciapperello, Ciappelletto - what's it all about?
Cepparello is the real name of this character, someone who, according to some documents found in Prato, seems to have really existed. See, for instance, the notes to the BUR version of the Decameron ( …
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What is meant by "traffic" in this list of men's activities?
Here is the original text in Italian (bold mine):
[...] il che degli innamorati uomini non avviene, sì come noi possiamo apertamente vedere. Essi, se alcuna malinconia o gravezza di pensieri gli affl …