The Decameron
Giovanni Boccaccio
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The Decameron (subtitle: Prencipe Galeotto) is a collection of 100 novellas by Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, probably begun in 1350 and finished in 1353. It is a medieval allegorical work best known for its bawdy tales of love, appearing in all its possibilities from the erotic to the tragic. Many notable writers such as Shakespeare and Chaucer are said to have borrowed from The Decameron. (from Wikipedia) (32 hr 41 min)
Chapitres
Proem. | 7:23 | Lu par Kristine Bekere |
How It Came About | 47:53 | Lu par Kristine Bekere |
Day 1, The First Story | 33:35 | Lu par musil |
Day 1, The Second Story | 11:37 | Lu par Ruth Golding |
Day 1, The Third Story | 7:57 | Lu par Jc Guan |
Day 1, The Fourth Story | 9:44 | Lu par Andy Minter (1934-2017) |
Day 1, The Fifth Story | 7:40 | Lu par Gesine |
Day 1, The Sixth Story | 6:07 | Lu par Anna Simon |
Day 1, The Seventh Story | 11:44 | Lu par ontheroad |
Day 1, The Ninth Story | 3:37 | Lu par Luigina |
Day 1, The Eighth Story | 6:31 | Lu par Philippa |
Day 1, The Tenth Story | 10:42 | Lu par miette |
Day 1, Conclusion | 8:16 | Lu par Kristine Bekere |
Day 2, Introduction | 1:59 | Lu par Kristine Bekere |
Day 2, The First Story | 13:32 | Lu par Ruth Golding |
Day 2, The Second Story | 15:28 | Lu par ontheroad |
Day 2, The Third Story | 27:20 | Lu par miette |
Day 2, The Fourth Story | 11:59 | Lu par Philippa |
Day 2, The Fifth Story | 32:13 | Lu par Gesine |
Day 2, The Sixth Story | 29:50 | Lu par Anna Simon |
Day 2, The Seventh Story | 56:55 | Lu par musil |
Day 2, The Eighth Story | 40:58 | Lu par Luigina |
Day 2, The Ninth Story | 34:37 | Lu par Jc Guan |
Day 2, The Tenth Story | 18:50 | Lu par Andy Minter (1934-2017) |
Day 2, Conclusion | 7:40 | Lu par miette |
Day 3, Introduction | 8:38 | Lu par Kristine Bekere |
Day 3, The First Story | 15:10 | Lu par ontheroad |
Day 3, The Second Story | 17:26 | Lu par miette |
Day 3, The Third Story | 23:23 | Lu par Jc Guan |
Day 3, The Fourth Story | 13:39 | Lu par musil |
Day 3, The Fifth Story | 16:29 | Lu par Luigina |
Day 3, The Sixth Story | 21:26 | Lu par Gesine |
Day 3, The Seventh Story | 38:24 | Lu par Anna Simon |
Day 3, The Eighth Story | 24:02 | Lu par Philippa |
Day 3, The Ninth Story | 24:52 | Lu par Ruth Golding |
Day 3, The Tenth Story | 14:15 | Lu par Andy Minter (1934-2017) |
Day 3, Conclusion | 8:28 | Lu par Kristine Bekere |
Day 4, Introduction | 18:40 | Lu par Kristine Bekere |
Day 4, The First Story | 26:56 | Lu par Gesine |
Day 4, The Second Story | 30:52 | Lu par miette |
Day 4, The Third Story | 16:47 | Lu par Philippa |
Day 4, The Fourth Story | 14:22 | Lu par Luigina |
Day 4, The Fifth Story | 9:55 | Lu par Jc Guan |
Day 4, The Sixth Story | 19:54 | Lu par musil |
Day 4, The Seventh Story | 9:31 | Lu par Anna Simon |
Day 4, The Eighth Story | 14:58 | Lu par Ruth Golding |
Day 4, The Ninth Story | 7:59 | Lu par ontheroad |
Day 4, The Tenth Story | 20:32 | Lu par Andy Minter (1934-2017) |
Day 4, Conclusion | 7:15 | Lu par ontheroad |
Day 5, Introduction | 2:41 | Lu par Kristine Bekere |
Day 5, The First Story | 29:33 | Lu par musil |
Day 5, The Second Story | 13:30 | Lu par Anna Simon |
Day 5, The Third Story | 18:53 | Lu par Luigina |
Day 5, The Fourth Story | 12:22 | Lu par ontheroad |
Day 5, The Fifth Story | 16:01 | Lu par Ruth Golding |
Day 5, The Sixth Story | 19:01 | Lu par miette |
Day 5, The Seventh Story | 16:42 | Lu par Philippa |
Day 5, The Eighth Story | 15:05 | Lu par Jc Guan |
Day 5, The Ninth Story | 17:05 | Lu par Gesine |
Day 5, The Tenth Story | 20:11 | Lu par Andy Minter (1934-2017) |
Day 5, Conclusion | 6:33 | Lu par Andy Minter (1934-2017) |
Day 6, Introduction | 5:55 | Lu par Kristine Bekere |
Day 6, The First Story | 4:08 | Lu par Jc Guan |
Day 6, The Second Story | 11:59 | Lu par miette |
Day 6, The Third Story | 4:59 | Lu par Philippa |
Day 6, The Fourth Story | 7:13 | Lu par Ruth Golding |
Day 6, The Fifth Story | 6:09 | Lu par musil |
Day 6, The Sixth Story | 5:59 | Lu par Gesine |
Day 6, The Seventh Story | 6:50 | Lu par ontheroad |
Day 6, The Eighth Story | 3:43 | Lu par Anna Simon |
Day 6, The Ninth Story | 6:26 | Lu par Luigina |
Day 6, The Tenth Story | 19:52 | Lu par Andy Minter (1934-2017) |
Day 6, Conclusion | 15:41 | Lu par Luigina |
Day 7, Introduction | 3:54 | Lu par Kristine Bekere |
Day 7, The First Story | 9:55 | Lu par Anna Simon |
Day 7, The Second Story | 10:54 | Lu par ontheroad |
Day 7, The Third Story | 14:33 | Lu par Luigina |
Day 7, The Fourth Story | 10:41 | Lu par Philippa |
Day 7, The Fifth Story | 19:59 | Lu par Gesine |
Day 7, The Sixth Story | 13:10 | Lu par miette |
Day 7, The Seventh Story | 14:59 | Lu par Jc Guan |
Day 7, The Eighth Story | 22:01 | Lu par Ruth Golding |
Day 7, The Ninth Story | 27:31 | Lu par musil |
Day 7, The Tenth Story | 9:24 | Lu par Andy Minter (1934-2017) |
Day 7, Conclusion | 7:00 | Lu par Jc Guan |
Day 8, Introduction | 1:54 | Lu par Kristine Bekere |
Day 8, The First Story | 7:51 | Lu par Ruth Golding |
Day 8, The Second Story | 14:43 | Lu par musil |
Day 8, The Third Story | 22:58 | Lu par Luigina |
Day 8, The Fourth Story | 11:34 | Lu par Anna Simon |
Day 8, The Fifth Story | 8:00 | Lu par ontheroad |
Day 8, The Sixth Story | 16:08 | Lu par Jc Guan |
Day 8, The Seventh Story | 1:13:26 | Lu par miette |
Day 8, The Eighth Story | 12:28 | Lu par Gesine |
Day 8, The Ninth Story | 37:26 | Lu par Philippa |
Day 8, The Tenth Story | 27:53 | Lu par Andy Minter (1934-2017) |
Day 8, Conclusion | 5:52 | Lu par Kristine Bekere |
Day 9, Introduction | 3:16 | Lu par Kristine Bekere |
Day 9, The First Story | 15:16 | Lu par Jc Guan |
Day 9, The Second Story | 8:33 | Lu par Luigina |
Day 9, The Third Story | 10:25 | Lu par ontheroad |
Day 9, The Fourth Story | 11:56 | Lu par Ruth Golding |
Day 9, The Fifth Story | 21:32 | Lu par Gesine |
Day 9, The Sixth Story | 12:15 | Lu par musil |
Day 9, The Seventh Story | 7:28 | Lu par miette |
Day 9, The Eighth Story | 8:47 | Lu par Philippa |
Day 9, The Ninth Story | 11:43 | Lu par Anna Simon |
Day 9, The Tenth Story | 9:05 | Lu par Andy Minter (1934-2017) |
Day 9, Conclusion | 5:34 | Lu par Kristine Bekere |
Day 10, Introduction | 2:19 | Lu par Kristine Bekere |
Day 10, The First Story | 8:34 | Lu par Ruth Golding |
Day 10, The Second Story | 12:52 | Lu par Luigina |
Day 10, The Third Story | 16:06 | Lu par ontheroad |
Day 10, The Fourth Story | 17:49 | Lu par Philippa |
Day 10, The Fifth Story | 11:06 | Lu par Anna Simon |
Day 10, The Sixth Story | 16:55 | Lu par Gesine |
Day 10, The Seventh Story | 23:37 | Lu par miette |
Day 10, The Eighth Story, part 1 | 26:13 | Lu par Jc Guan |
Day 10, The Eighth Story, part 2 | 24:33 | Lu par Jc Guan |
Day 10, The Ninth Story | 47:01 | Lu par musil |
Day 10, The Tenth Story | 27:12 | Lu par Andy Minter (1934-2017) |
Day 10, Conclusion | 9:03 | Lu par Gesine |
The Author's Epilogue | 13:29 | Lu par Kristine Bekere |
Critiques
excellent stories, lackluster performance





sweeterswish2
I realize that this is a labor of love, but many of these short stories are unlistenable due to the reader's inability to perform the material. Day 1 the 7th story is read by some fellow who inflects at least 3 or for question marks into each sentence that reads. There is no way for me to follow the story, because of stilted and unnatural delivery. Again, I commend him for taking the time, but the editors of this archive should exert some level of quality control. It is as though someone were in the process of xeroxing a page from this book haphazardly, allowing the book to scoot across the photoglass while being copied; smearing all the words of the story on the copied page to illegibility. What good is that?
Wonderful





Brigit
Great tales. Ruth Golding and Andy Minter especially did a wonderful job reading and bringing Boccaccio's stories to life. As always, I'm not a fan of readers who have a thick non-native accent (sorry) as I find it hard to get used to their particular inflections and thus hard to focus.
Great BUT





moi
This is a marvellous collection, but a number of the ‘readings’ in English here are very poor, in fact, barely understandable. It is a great tragedy. This well-wrought translation would be greatly improved if narrated by those whose native tongue was English.
Wonderful, funny, amazing stories





Kevint60
Have not listened yet (dling now), but read this delightful book some years ago. The stories are amazingly contemporary, or love, lust, greed and intrigue have not changed at all in hundreds of years. Great book.
the Decameron readers





g. lane
Unable to understand the reader - disappointed. Was very much looking forward to this book





Woodwose
Not a book to binge! I enjoyed this epic which has many of my favourite readers.
Better in smaller sections than listening as a single work, I feel.





Timothy Ferguson
Without commenting on the readers as other reviewers have done, I'd like to suggest that I may have spoiled the book for myself by listening to The Decameron as a single run through, rather than accepting it is a great monolithic doorstopper and say, listened to something else after every day or second day.





A LibriVox Listener
Very well done. Length though is close to 32 hours.