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ISBN10: 014044355X, ISBN13: 9780140443554, [publisher: Penguin Books Ltd, London] Softcover Paperback. A fascinating and witty collection of stories, giving great insight into sixteenth-century FranceIn the early 1500s five men and five women find themselves trapped by floods and compelled to take refuge in an abbey high in the Pyrenees. When told they must wait days for a bridge to be repaired, they are inspired - by recalling Boccaccio's Decameron - to pass the time in a cultured manner by each telling a story every day. The stories, however, soon degenerate into a verbal battle between the sexes, as the characters weave tales of corrupt friars, adulterous noblemen and deceitful wives. From the cynical Saffredent to the young idealist Dagoucin or the moderate Parlamente - believed to express De Navarre's own views - The Heptameron provides a fascinating insight into the minds and passions of the nobility of sixteenth century France. In the early 1500s five men and five women find themselves trapped by floods and compelled to take refuge in an abbey high in the Pyrenees. When told they must wait days for the bridge to be repaired, they are inspired to pass the time in a cultured manner by each telling a story every day. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
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ISBN10: 014044355X, ISBN13: 9780140443554, [publisher: Penguin Classics] Softcover New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 0.82
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Penguin Classics, Date: 1984-06-05. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1984. Penguin Classics ISBN 014044355X 9780140443554 [US]