Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Introduction 1
5. The Decameron Proem 12
6. The Place of the Title (Decameron, Day One, Introduction) 29
7. The Stones
8. The Tale of Ser Ciappelletto (I.1) 59
9. The Tale of Abraham the Jew (Decameron I.2) 77
10. The Tale of the Three Rings (I.3) 89
11. The Tale of the Monk and His Abbot (I.4) 113
12. The Tale of the Marchioness of Monferrato (I.5) 135
13. The Tale of the Inquisitor (I.6) 148
14. The Tale of Bergamino (I.7) 160
15. The Tale of Guiglielmo Borsiere (I.8) 179
16. The Tale of the King of Cyprus and the Lady of Gascony (I.9) 207
17. The Tale of Maestro Alberto (I.10) 222
18. Bibliography 241
19. Contributors 257
20. Index 261