In this collection, Dioneo tells a story in which the Marquis of Saluzzo tests the patience of his peasant wife Griselda.
In one part of this work, Lisabetta plants her lover's head in a pot of basil, and in another section, a young hermit loses her virginity to a monk who convinces her that intercourse is the only way to send the Devil to Hell. King Solomon instructs another character in this work to go to the Bridge of Geese, where he learns to beat his wife to make her obey him. In this collection, Dioneo tells a story in which the Marquis of Saluzzo tests the patience of his peasant wife Griselda. Other stories are narrated by Panfilo and Fiametta in a country villa. For 10 points, name this collection of stories told by young people fleeing the plague, a hundred-part work of Giovanni Boccaccio.
In one part of this work, Lisabetta plants her lover's head in a pot of basil, and in another section, a young hermit loses her virginity to a monk who convinces her that intercourse is the only way to send the Devil to Hell.
The Decameron [or Il Decameron]