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The Decameron (Translated by Rebhorn 2013)

Giovanni Boccaccio
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literary fiction medieval short stories past tense third limited POV ~1,582 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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witty satirical erotic

A literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding. Plot-driven. Contains notable romance, humor, sexual content.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 65
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 40
externalintrospective
Ending 50
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 40%
noneextreme
Sexual content 90%
noneexplicit
Humor 95%
seriouscomedic
Romance 80%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count395,437
Page count~1,582 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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