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Morals and culture at the time of Decameron Cover

Morals and culture at the time of Decameron

Open Access
|Dec 2019

Abstract

The article is devoted to the theme of the moral condition during the Black Death epidemic in Florence within Boccaccio’s group of young people in his Decameron. The disease in the region of Florence caused many existential and moral tragedies. A group of young people transferred the joy of life and moral principles to the gardens outside the city of the disease. They describe different moral and philosophical thoughts in their songs at the end of each day.2 These songs represent ten parts of nature and form the basis on which the allegorical character of the works is further developed. They are also carriers of the laws of nature and natural wisdom.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ebce-2019-0015 | Journal eISSN: 2453-7829 | Journal ISSN: 1338-5615
Language: English
Page range: 119 - 130
Published on: Dec 11, 2019
Published by: University of Prešov
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2019 Rastislav Maxinčák, published by University of Prešov
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