THE love which Dante so magisterially celebrated and to which Boccaccio was paying his faltering tribute in the Ameto was the mother, not of religion, but of culture. Christianity had turned the ...

THE monograph on Boccaccio by Mr. J.A. Symonds, which has been lately published, sets one a-thinking again about the Decameron. Mr. Symonds is exceedingly enthusiastic in his praises, and hands on the ...

The Netflix dark comedy is loosely based on Giovanni Boccaccio's short story collection set during the bubonic plague pandemic. By Nicole Fell Assistant Editor The dark comedy, which released on the ...

This series loosely inspired by the Boccaccio classic revolves around a group of nobles and servants waiting out the Black Plague in 14th-century Tuscany. By Angie Han Television Critic As Netflix’s ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook I didn’t know the book had a naked woman on it when I asked for it as a Christmas present. I had ...

Has The Decameron ended after Season 1? Following its recent premiere, the dark comedy series received praise for its outstanding performances, comic relief storyline, and lavish costumes. Set in 1348 ...

Giovanni Boccaccio’s work taught citizens how to maintain mental wellbeing in times of epidemics and isolation. By André Spicer The spread of the Covid-19 virus has triggered an epidemic of advice.

We're in the depths of winter — of course you're going to be glued to the couch for the rest of July. The year is 1348 and Florence, Italy, is riddled with pestilence. The few self-obsessed nobles ...

The plague haunts our imagination as an indelible memory. Yet few of us have any experience of it, even as epidemiologists have noted an uptick in the number of cases in the last few decades to around ...

Comedies, like horror stories, have two tasks: to encourage an immediate emotional response from their audiences and not overstay their welcome. Laughing and screaming take a lot out of a person, so ...