Gilda Sbrilla

Stories of Love and Adventure: Adaptation of the Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio (Xenia) Gilda Sbrilla

The protagonists of the stories presented in this anthology constitute a lively and varied line-up of exemplary characters: from the enamored heir of the courtesy of knights to the astute woman who amuses herself behind her husband¡¯s back, from the mocked fool to the young merchant who gains experience from his own errors. All of them move, thanks to the narrative skill of the author, with great naturalness, recreating with their sentiments and actions the fascinating tableau of a distant civilization while still completely valid.