ILCS midterm

Decameron Images & summary

Decameron, Introduction

Monarch: pampinea

the plague, coming from China, spreads all over Europe, reaching Florence in 1348

Decameron, Introduction (pt. 2)

the 7 ladies meet in Santa Maria Novella, Florence, and decide to leave the city

Decameron, Introduction (pt. 3)

the 7 ladies see 3 young men and decide to leave the city in their company

Decameron I, 3

Storyteller: Filomena

the novella of the 3 rings: Saladin and Melchizedek

Decameron X, 9

Storyteller: Panfilo

Torello and Saladin

Decameron I, 2

Storyteller: Neifile

A jew called Abraham

Decameron, I, 4

Storyteller: Dioneo

a young monk, having committed a sin deserving  of very severe punishment, escapes the consequences by politely reproaching his abbot with the very same fault

Decameron VII, 2

Storyteller: Filostrato

her husband returning home, Peronella bestows her lover in a barrel

Decameron, V, 10

Storyteller: Dioneo

Pietro di Vinciolo comes home, and his wife hides her young lover under a hen-coop. An ass treads on the fingers of the boy. Husband and wife find an agreement that is convenient to both.

Decameron VIII, 6

Storyteller: Filomena

Bruno and Buffalmacco steal a pig from Caldrino

Decameron, VIII, 3

Storyteller: Elissa

Caldrino, Bruno, and Buffalmacco set off in search of the heliotrope

Decameron VIII, 3

Master Simone makes Caldrino believe that he is pregnant

Decameron IV, 5

Storyteller: Filomena

Lisabetta’s brothers murder her lover. She secretly disinters the head and places it in a pot of basil

Decameron IV, 1

Storyteller: Fiammetta

Tancredi, Prince of Salerno, kills his daughters lover and sends her his heart in a golden chalice

Decameron, IV 9

Storyteller: Filostrato

Guillaume de Roussillion causes his wife to eat the heart of her lover, Guillaume, whom he has secretly murdered

Decameron, V 9

Storyteller: Fiammetta

federigo degli alberighi spends all his money trying to win over a married woman. he gives up his falcon for her, ironically she wanted it, but she saw how devoted he was

Decameron, V 8

Storyteller: Filomena

Nastagio degli Onesti wants a noble woman and spends his life trying to win her. he has recurring visions of a knight chasing after a naked lady being bit by dogs

Decameron, X 10

Storyteller: Dioneo

Griselda and Gualtieri