In one story from this collection, Tancred, the Prince of Salerno, cuts out the heart of his daughter's lover and gives it to her.
In one story from this collection, Tancred, the Prince of Salerno, cuts out the heart of his daughter's lover and gives it to her. Another story in this collection depicts the conversion of the Jew Abraham to Catholicism despite seeing the corruption of Rome. Perhaps the best known tale in this collection sees Isabetta's lover Lorenzo killed by her brothers, after which she buries his head in the titular pot of basil. This work is comprised of ten tales told for each of ten days by three men and seven women escaping the Black Death in Florence. FTP, name this work by Giovanni Boccaccio [boh-KAH-chee-oh]
In one story from this collection, Tancred, the Prince of Salerno, cuts out the heart of his daughter's lover and gives it to her.
The Decameron