The Decameron A strikingly modern translation of Boccaccio's medieval Italian classic. . . . Rebhorn's translation is eminently readable. His translation's accessibility allows the timeless humanity of the work to shine through.-- "Publishers Weekly" Probably the dirtiest great book in the Western canon. . . . Rebhorn's translation of The Decameron is a thoughtful piece of work, with populist intentions. . . . If you want the true, mixed, fourteenth-century book that Boccaccio wrote, choose Rebhorn.--Joan Acocella "The New Yorker" Wayne A. Rebhorn succeeds in retaining the quiddities of Giovanni Boccaccio's original Decameron while rendering a medieval Italian text intelligible to the modern reader of English. His scrupulously detailed translation infuses the text with fresh energy and delicately preserves Boccaccio's titillating use of language.-- "Heliotropia" Wayne A. Rebhorn is the Celanese Centennial Professor of English at the University of Texas, where he teaches English, Italian, and comparative literature. His translation of Boccaccio's Decameron won the 2014 PEN Center USA's Literary Award for Translation.