To pass the time they decide to elect a ruler for the day and tell stories about the theme that the ruler selects.
Pampinea, Filomena, Fiametta, Pamfilo, Filostrato, and five other young noble persons go into the country to escape the plague. To pass the time they decide to elect a ruler for the day and tell stories about the theme that the ruler selects. Including stories about Tancred and the golden cup, Federigo and his falcon, and the patient Griselda, the work comprises one hundred tales. FTP name this 1351 work, the precursor of The Canterbury Tales and the modern short story, written by Giovanni Bocaccio.
Pampinea, Filomena, Fiametta, Pamfilo, Filostrato, and five other young noble persons go into the country to escape the plague.
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