Bitching about Medieval Literature

Here Ends The Decameron


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This is the longest and last episode of Bitching About The Decameron - but fear not! There will be a second season, with new stories to tell. This episode begins with some information about what's coming next, then has the last (and most fucked up) story of the Decameron (10.10), before concluding with the end of the frame tale and Giovanni's commentary on how anyone who doesn't like his work is welcome to skip it. If you do not want to listen to story 10.10 (and I don't blame you), I recommend skipping from 6:40 to 31:45. 

WARNINGS: (specifically for story 10.10, the rest of the episode is fine) Abusive relationship. Very abusive relationship. Just. A lot. Not physically? But verbal abuse, public humiliation, pretending to have her children killed, publically and humiliatingly divorcing her, forcing her to go naked or nearly naked in public, making her run the 'wedding' to his 'second wife'. Appearance of intent to marry a 12 year old, which, ew. Responsible character is widely considered to be a horrible husband, but no one stops him, and he feels justified in doing all this shit to 'test' his wife. No negative consequences for the guy, and she goes back to him at the end after not complaining ever for the entire story. 

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Bitching about Medieval LiteratureBy Gwen verch David

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