“So to begin, there’s a village not far from here called Varlungo, as every one of you knows or will have heard from other people. I had once a valiant priest, a fine figure of a man who served the ladies well. He was not much of a reader, but every Sunday he would spoutContinue reading “RKS Literature: Rosie and the Priest (Giovanni Boccaccio)”
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RKS Literature: Riccardo da Chinzica loses his wife (Giovanni Boccaccio)
“There was once a judge in Pisa with more brains than muscle called Messer Riccardo da Chinzica, who may have thought that what worked well with his studies would satisfy a wife too. Being very rich, he was able to devote considerable time and effort to searching for a good-looking young lady to marry, whereasContinue reading “RKS Literature: Riccardo da Chinzica loses his wife (Giovanni Boccaccio)”
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