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J. G. Nichols’s new translation, faithful to the original but rendered in eminently readable modern English, captures the timeless humor of one of the great classics of European literature.
A brilliant new translation of the work that Herman Hesse called “the first great masterpiece of European storytelling.”
From the Hardcover edition.
El presente volumen es el que conforma la antología de cuentos con origen italiano de la colección.
Algunos autores: Edmundo de Amicis, Giovanni Boccaccio, Alberto Moravia, Dino Buzzati, Italo Calvino, Cesare Pavese, Franco Sacchetti.
Tämän kokoelman novellit kertovat erilaisten ihmisten kohtaamisista. Mukana on seitsemän klassikkokirjailijan 19 novellia. Ne tekevät lukijalleen tärkeitä kysymyksiä ja antavat usein myös vastauksia niitä etsiville. Siksi mestarinovelleihin kannattaa palata yhä uudelleen.
Antologian novellit edustavat länsimaisen novellitaiteen klassikoita. Kokoelman vanhin novelli, Giovanni Boccaccion Metsästyshaukka, vie lajin juurille 1300-luvun Toscanaan. Myöhemmät tekstit kertovat lajin monipuolistumisesta eri kulttuureissa. Tärkeiksi maiksi tulivat Venäjä, jossa lyhyttä proosaa kehittivät erityisesti Aleksandr Puškin ja Anton Tšehov, sekä Ranska, jota tässä antologiassa edustavat Alphonse Daudet ja Guy de Maupassant. Englanninkielisestä kulttuurista äänen saavat Edgar Allan Poe ja Katherine Mansfield.
Laatulukemistossa ilmestyy uusina painoksina kotimaisia ja käännöskirjallisuuden merkkiteoksia. Sarjan aloittavat klassikkonovellien antologia Kohtaamisia ja Juhani Ahon romaani Papin tytär. Lukijoiden toiveiden mukaisesti sarja täydentyy proosateoksilla, näytelmillä, runoantologioilla. Laatulukemiston nimikkeissä otetaan erityisesti huomioon koulujen kirjallisuudenopetuksen tarpeet.
All the east was white, nor any part of our hemisphere unillumined by the rising beams, when the carolling of the birds that in gay chorus saluted the dawn among the boughs induced Fiammetta to rise and rouse the other ladies and the three gallants; with whom adown the hill and about the dewy meads of the broad champaign she sauntered, talking gaily of divers matters, until the sun had attained some height.
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NOVEL I. - Cimon, by loving, waxes wise, wins his wife Iphigenia by capture on the high seas, and is imprisoned at Rhodes. He is delivered by Lysimachus; and the twain cap-ture Cassandra and recapture Iphigenia in the hour of their marriage. They flee with their ladies to Crete, and having there married them, are brought back to their homes.
NOVEL II. - Gostanza loves Martuccio Gomito, and hear-ing that he is dead, gives way to despair, and hies her alone aboard a boat, which is wafted by the wind to Susa. She finds him alive in Tunis, and makes herself known to him, who, having by his counsel gained high place in the king's favour, marries her, and returns with her wealthy to Lipari.
NOVEL III. - Pietro Boccamazza runs away with Agnolella, and encounters a gang of robbers: the girl takes refuge in a wood, and is guided to a castle. Pietro is taken, but escapes out of the hands of the robbers, and after some adventures arrives at the castle where Agnolella is, marries her, and returns with her to Rome.
NOVEL IV. - Ricciardo Manardi is found by Messer Lizio da Valbona with his daughter, whom he marries, and remains at peace with her father.
NOVEL V. - Guidotto da Cremona dies leaving a girl to Giacomino da Pavia. She has two lovers in Faenza, to wit, Giannole di Severino and Minghino di Mingole, who fight about her. She is discovered to be Giannole's sister, and is given to Minghino to wife.
NOVEL VI. - Gianni di Procida, being found with a damsel that he loves, and who had been given to King Frederic, is bound with her to a stake, so to be burned. He is recognized by Ruggieri dell' Oria, is delivered, and marries her.
NOVEL VII. - Teodoro, being enamoured of Violante, daughter of Messer Amerigo, his lord, gets her with child, and is sentenced to the gallows; but while he is being scourged thither, he is recognized by his father, and being set at large, takes Violante to wife.
NOVEL VIII. - Nastagio degli Onesti, loving a damsel of the Traversari family, by lavish expenditure gains not her love. At the instance of his kinsfolk he hies him to Chiassi, where he sees a knight hunt a damsel and slay her and cause her to be devoured by two dogs. He bids his kinsfolk and the lady that he loves to breakfast. During the meal the said damsel is torn in pieces before the eyes of the lady, who, fearing a like fate, takes Nastagio to husband.
NOVEL IX. - Federigo degli Alberighi loves and is not loved in return: he wastes his substance by lavishness until nought is left but a single falcon, which, his lady being come to see him at his house, he gives her to eat: she, knowing his case, changes her mind, takes him to husband and makes him rich.
NOVEL X. - Pietro di Vinciolo goes from home to sup: his wife brings a boy into the house to bear her company: Pietro returns, and she hides her gallant under a hen-coop: Pietro explains that in the house of Ercolano, with whom he was to have supped, there was discovered a young man bestowed there by Ercolano's wife: the lady thereupon censures Ercolano's wife: but unluckily an ass treads on the fingers of the boy that is hidden under the hen-coop, so that he cries for pain: Pietro runs to the place, sees him, and apprehends the trick played on him by his wife, which nevertheless he finally condones, for he is not himself free from blame.
Vast in scope, teeming with colorful characters, and rich in worldly wisdom, these 25 tales from the original 100 encompass a variety of genres — folktales, ancient myths, fables, and anecdotes ranging from earthy satires of hypocritical clergy to gripping tales of murder and revenge and stories of passionate love. Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Keats drew upon Boccaccio's masterpiece for inspiration, and the grand old storyteller's fables continue to captivate modern readers.
Witty, earthy, and filled with bawdy irreverence, the one hundred stories of The Decameron offer more than simple escapism; they are also a life-affirming balm for trying times. The Decameron is a joyously comic book that has earned its place in world literature not just because it makes us laugh, but more importantly because it shows us how essential laughter is to the human condition.
Published on the 700th anniversary of Boccaccio’s birth, Wayne A. Rebhorn's new translation of The Decameron introduces a generation of readers to this "rich late-medieval feast" in a "lively, contemporary, American-inflected English" (Stephen Greenblatt, Harvard University) even as it retains the distinctly medieval flavor of Boccaccio's rhetorically expressive prose.
An extensive introduction provides useful details about Boccaccio's historical and cultural milieu, the themes and particularities of the text, and the lines of influence flowing into and out of this towering monument of world literature.


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Drop Shipping is a criteria where the person who sells a product doesn’t actually owns it but purchases that particular item from a third party and then have it shipped directly to the customer. The seller need not stock the product which is the biggest advantage as the inventory cost gets cut down to a great extent.
Though every model has its own advantages and disadvantages, it also has a few. Take a look:
Little capital is required: As already said, dropshipping requires a little capital owing to the fact that no real stock or inventory is needed to create an online store. Just setting up the contacts with few vendors or third parties keeps you up with all the work. No need to purchase a product on your own rather let the customer order the item and pays for it directly after keeping your profits.
Easy to Start: Starting with a dropshipping model is much easier than that traditional ecommerce store. You don’t have to care about managing a warehouse, packing the items, delivering the products, preparing accounts to keep the track or dealing with the refunds or returns.
Less Overhead Expense: People involved in the dropshipping retail business don’t have to incur the overhead expenses. A laptop and a stable internet connection are all set to rock the stage without having to deal with the real inventory stock.
Huge Array of Products: Now because there is no such thing to bother about the inventory, you can offer a wide assortment of products to the customers. Just pick an item that your vendor deals in and list it on your website. Take orders and have the item shipped to the customers at no additional cost.
With all these luring benefits, there are some disadvantages adding to this amazing retail model:
Lesser Margins: Margins are very less in the dropshipping model as the profits get divided between the seller and the third party. Also, to bring more customer attention, the sellers keep the margins to a low level. To cope up with the rising competition, keeping lesser margins is important which turns out to be a disadvantage.
Cannot Keep the Stock Record: Dealing with the own stock or inventory is easier as when a third party is involved, it gets difficult to keep a track of the stock. The vendors you have the tie-up with don’t give the record of the stock and the inventory changes regularly. So when a customer places an order, you don’t know whether or not that product is available to be shipped.
Hike in Shipping Cost: If the customer places the order for 4 or 5 products and each of the products is available with the different vendor, it will increase the shipping cost that has to be incurred by you. Expecting the customer to pay the shipping cost for every individual product is not justifiable.
However, dropshipping is not a cool and perfect way because of its noticeable disadvantages that cause problems to your business. But, no doubt this is a good business you being a dropshipper, don’t come in the scene. It’s the third party and the customer who are dealing.

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A Rangers fan who gave his Celtic supporting best friend a beating during a drunken dust-up has been ordered to pay him compensation.
Paisley Sheriff Court heard that Christopher Murphy battered Hoops fan Michael MacDonald after the pair fell out while boozing together in Barrhead in April this year.
Residents in Craighead Way, Barrhead, heard a disturbance and looked out of their windows to see 26-year-old Murphy punching Mr MacDonald on the head and causing him to fall to the ground, where he continued to assault him.
Police were summoned and, when officers arrived, they arrested Murphy after he tried to run away.
Mr MacDonald suffered cuts and bruises to his face.
The court was told that, after being arrested, Murphy was questioned about the incident and, when eventually cautioned and charged, said: “He’s a Celtic fan and I’m a Rangers fan and it just got out of hand.”
Mr MacDonald was taken to Paisley’s Royal Alexandra Hospital, where he received treatment for various injuries, including swelling to his jaw, a cut to the back of his head, scratches to his arm, a bruised left eye and other facial marks.
Defence agent Kirsty McGeehan said that, on the day in question, both men had been drinking and ended up arguing about their respective teams.
She added that, when Mr MacDonald made a derogatory comment about her client’s girlfriend, Murphy lost his temper and lashed out.
Ms McGeehan told the court: “They made up and are still good friends and both of them watched the Celtic game together this week.”
Murphy, of Balgray Crescent, Barrhead, was fined £300 by Sheriff Neil Douglas and ordered to pay a similar sum in compensation to Mr MacDonald.


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Sitting inside MADE by DWC, the Downtown Women’s Center’s cheery and spacious cafe and gift boutique, you could almost forget that Skid Row is just outside. DWC’s cafe and boutiques employ formerly homeless women who have gone through the center’s programs. The women earn minimum wage to create goods or work at the boutiques and cafes, while also learning skills to hopefully help them for future employment.
Serving LA’s Homeless and Hungry Youth, Families and Adults, OCLA’s Free Print Directory and Mobile App (WIN) connects vulnerable individuals and families to the programs they need to build a life out of poverty. To enhance and grow these valuable programs, OCLA, a local volunteer-led nonprofit, needs a grantwriter and/or development volunteer to lead efforts to obtain public and private financial support. Click here to learn more.
Where your tax dollars are going in LA's fight against homelessness
The L.A. County Board of Supervisors approved plans to spend $400 million beginning in July to combat homelessness. The money comes from Measure H, the 1/4-cent sales tax voters passed last year. How will it be spent? On services and housing that the supervisors think are key to getting people off the streets for good including spending more on homeless shelters. Here's a list of the big ticket items. (Rina Palta, SCPR.org)
The attributes of people experiencing homelessness change because homelessness itself causes social disconnection and triggers legal, medical and behavioral health problems. Chronic homelessness is the outcome of repeated system-wide failures to provide lasting help. This LA Economic Roundtable report recommends interventions that reduce chronic homelessness.
The WIN app-- Technology, Empowerment, Connections & Hope
Watch Dr McCain's speech on YouTube featuring the WIN app. WIN is a free, easy to use mobile app developed by OCLA that empowers homeless and nearly homeless youth, families and adults (and those who wish to help them) to find free helpful services. TRY WIN HERE (Acceptance speech at the 2017 Rotary Star humanitarian Award, Pasadena CA.)

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