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Re:Banned in Boston by pachico on Sunday February 14, 2021 @02:38AM (#26130418)

I can understand why people across the centuries might have wanted to censor The Decameron. Such a marvelous work!

(I am lucky to be able to read "old" Italian. Once I flew to Florence, got into Santa Maria Novella and spent most of the day inside reading The Decameron. It was like being in a time capsule.)

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Re:Banned in Boston by dawg- on Sunday February 14, 2021 @10:12AM (#26133003)

Oh man that's cool. I've never read the Decameron - can you suggest a good English translation?

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Re:Banned in Boston by pachico on Sunday February 14, 2021 @01:16PM (#26134643)

Nop, sorry. I never had to :( Anyway, I don't think that will be an issue.

I also wander, what would a good English translation consists of? 14th century English? I'm afraid the subtleties related to the language will be lost, in this case, won't they?

And the rest is just mundane stories, which you will appreciate in any language, I'd say.

So, I wouldn't worry. Buy any version and enjoy, as I did, reading about how the world didn't change much in 7 centuries :) (I also find some tales quite funny.)

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