I remember reading an article for the annotated bibliography in Dr. Kennedy’s 310 class about Boccaccio’s The Decameron, and I also remember thinking that I hoped I would never have to read it. When I saw it on the syllabus for this course, I won’t lie – I was a little intimidated. I had never had an intensive study on Boccaccio but from what I heard, he seemed like an unavoidable author as an English major. When I forced myself to sit down and read The Decameron, I realized that *shock!* I actually genuinely enjoy his writing. I have a lot easier time getting through lengthy readings when they are broken down into shorter stories, and the fact that Boccaccio uses language such as “amorous sport” and “the kind of horn that men do their butting with” to describe scenes that are usually left up to […]
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