La Fiammetta
- Downloads
- Under 100
- First published
- 1343
- Pages
- 26
About this book
Fiammetta addresses other women in love because she hopes they will understand the distress that men might dismiss. Giovanni Boccaccio gives this romance the form of a woman's personal lament, with her feelings and arguments carrying the story. She wants sympathy for an attachment that has left her troubled, while her account exposes the struggle between what she desires and what she believes she should do.
An elderly nurse sees through Fiammetta's attempts to hide her condition. Their conversation brings practical concerns into the emotional turmoil: family standing, public reputation and the affection of her husband. The nurse urges restraint, but Fiammetta finds sound advice easier to acknowledge than to follow. In James C. Brogan's English translation, the formal speech and extended appeals make private distress feel like a sustained debate.
Contents
About the author
More from this genre
See all- W Walter PieterseWalter Pieterse
- s The scorpionThe scorpion
- L Legends of the RhineLegends of the Rhine
- T Tales from the Hindu DramatistsTales from the Hindu Dramatists
- O On the HeightsOn the Heights
- T Through RussiaThrough Russia
Books like this one
Discussion
No comments yet. Share a thought, a question or a favourite passage.
Copyright concern? Read our DMCA policy
Read or download
Public domain book This work is in the public domain and free of copyright. Anyone may read, download and share it.
- PDF 262 KB
- EPUB 75 KB
Downloads start right away. How to open EPUB on your phone
Book facts
- Author
- Giovanni Boccaccio
- First published
- 1343
- Reading time
- About 1 hour
- Pages
- 26
- Language
- English
- Genre
- World Classics
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online