Boccacio’s Decameron, Days I-IV: Crafty Wives, Outraged Husbands, and Scheming Monks

I. Vernacular Literature in the Renaissance

A. The Courtly Tradition

B. Troubadours

C. Fables

D. Classical Literature

II. Prologue and Introduction: Escaping Plagues

A. The Plague

B. The Brigata

C. The Rules of Storytelling

D. The Nature of the Work: Boccaccio as Anti-Ideologue

III. Day I: The Rule of Pampinea, “The Flourishing One”

A. Story 1: The Worst Man Ever Born: Ser Cepperello, also known as Ciapelletto and His Anti-Hagiography

B. Story 2: The Conversion of Abraham

C. Story 3: The Three Rings

IV. Day II: The Rule of Filomena

A. Story 4: Landolfo Rufolo Finds Fortune Abroad

B. Story 5: Andreuccio of Perugia’s Fortune in Naples

C. Story 6: Madonna Beritola’s Rescue

D. Story 7: Alatiel’s Nine Marriages

V. Day III: The Rule of Neifile

A. Story 1: Masetto’s Difficult Job

B. Story 2: King Agilulf’s Groom’s Haircut

C. Story 8: Ferondo’s Trip to Purgatory

D. Story 9: Gilette’s Impersonation

E. Story 10: Putting the Devil Back Into Hell