In 1348, as the plague hit Florence, seven women and three men moved to the countryside with their servants, to protect themselves from contagion. This is the setting of Giovanni Boccaccio’s Decameron, which narrates the hundred tales the group tells to pass time. In this lecture Eleonora Stoppino, Associate Professor of Italian, explores the moments of social and ethical breakdown described by Boccaccio, as well as the potential for reconstruction after the plague.
This lecture will take place on Zoom:
https://illinois.zoom.us/j/5991147274?pwd=NEtqdTZ0MXVtQWtHdUllQ3NhbTRLdz09
Meeting ID: 599 114 7274
Password: EUCENTER
