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The word "Decameron" has come to signify not only Boccaccio’s groundbreaking framework but also a rich tradition of narrative innovation and intertextual dialogue in literature. In its original context—as seen in multiple sections naming the various days of its telling ([1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9])—the term underscores a structured collection of stories that weave together themes of love, fortune, and human folly ([10], [11]). The title’s inherent word-play and layered ambiguity have been noted as a key feature of the work’s style ([12], [13]), a technique that has resonated with later writers and critics. Moreover, its influence is evident in comparisons drawn to other narrative works such as Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales ([14]) and in allusions found even in Dante’s texts ([15], [16], [17]). The continued discussion and varied editions, including a noted pocket edition ([18]) and historical annotations ([19]), illustrate how "Decameron" has maintained a central, evolving place in the literary canon.
  1. THE FIRST DAY OF THE DECAMERON Day the Second Here Beginneth the Second Day of the Decameron Wherein
    — from The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Giovanni Boccaccio
  2. THE THIRD DAY OF THE DECAMERON 189 Day the Fourth Here Beginneth the Fourth Day of the Decameron
    — from The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Giovanni Boccaccio
  3. THE FOURTH DAY OF THE DECAMERON Day the Fifth Here Beginneth the Fifth Day of the Decameron Wherein
    — from The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Giovanni Boccaccio
  4. THE SEVENTH DAY OF THE DECAMERON Day the Eighth Here Beginneth the Eighth Day of the Decameron Wherein
    — from The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Giovanni Boccaccio
  5. THE EIGHTH DAY OF THE DECAMERON Day the Ninth Here Beginneth the Ninth Day of the Decameron Wherein
    — from The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Giovanni Boccaccio
  6. THE FIFTH DAY OF THE DECAMERON Day the Sixth Here Beginneth the Sixth Day of the Decameron Wherein
    — from The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Giovanni Boccaccio
  7. THE FIFTH DAY OF THE DECAMERON Day the Sixth Here Beginneth the Sixth Day of the Decameron Wherein
    — from The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Giovanni Boccaccio
  8. THE EIGHTH DAY OF THE DECAMERON Day the Ninth Here Beginneth the Ninth Day of the Decameron Wherein
    — from The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Giovanni Boccaccio
  9. THE SEVENTH DAY OF THE DECAMERON Day the Eighth Here Beginneth the Eighth Day of the Decameron Wherein
    — from The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Giovanni Boccaccio
  10. John Payne's translation of The Decameron was originally published in a private printing for The Villon Society, London, 1886.
    — from The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Giovanni Boccaccio
  11. The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio Translated by
    — from The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Giovanni Boccaccio
  12. the Decameron, is ambiguous and may also be read "themseeming none other had a juster title to do him an ill turn."
    — from The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Giovanni Boccaccio
  13. The same word-play occurs at least once more in the Decameron.
    — from The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Giovanni Boccaccio
  14. It is supposed that the plan of the Decameron suggested the similar but far superior plan of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales .
    — from Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  15. In the Decameron , ix. 8, he is introduced as being on such terms with the great Corso Donati as to be able to propose himself to dinner with him.
    — from The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: The Inferno by Dante Alighieri
  16. He is the hero of the Decameron , vi. 9.
    — from The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: The Inferno by Dante Alighieri
  17. In the Decameron (ix.
    — from The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: The Inferno by Dante Alighieri
  18. Pocket edition of Boccaccio’s ‘Decameron,’ with name of Joseph Stangerson upon the fly-leaf.
    — from A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
  19. in the Medicean Library, in Fanfani's edition of the Decameron.
    — from The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Giovanni Boccaccio

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