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Yeah, definitely, I don't imagine it's easy Italian. Legolas Send a noteboard - 12/09/2009 10:53:03 AM
It's a question of whether or not I want to read something with a dictionary handy. If I'm reading other than in English or Russian, it's conceivable I MIGHT need a dictionary at some point. I think with The Decameron I would definitely get to that point given all the archaic words for mediaeval professions, types of horses, etc.

I tend not to read with a dictionary even when there are numerous words I don't know, but admittedly that means I can't fully appreciate the work. Like Bernhard Schlink's Der Vorleser / The Reader - I probably ought to reread it some time when my German is actually worth a damn.
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Review: The Decameron Tom - 11/09/2009 08:01:48 PM 1107 Views
Did you read it in Italian? Legolas - 11/09/2009 08:29:27 PM 532 Views
I read it in English. Tom - 11/09/2009 08:43:09 PM 564 Views
I was just curious after that Miserables discussion last month. Legolas - 11/09/2009 09:01:37 PM 556 Views
I actually have Les Miserables in French. Tom - 12/09/2009 01:48:25 AM 591 Views
Yeah, definitely, I don't imagine it's easy Italian. Legolas - 12/09/2009 10:53:03 AM 573 Views
It is excellent Camilla - 11/09/2009 10:14:09 PM 566 Views
Good that you are careful Brenag - 13/09/2009 06:35:11 PM 781 Views
I disagree. Camilla - 18/09/2009 12:50:16 PM 737 Views
It would be more fair to compare Chaucer to Boccaccio, but sadly that's not how things have gone. Joel - 14/09/2009 08:40:33 AM 639 Views
I read it while in college. Jacob - 14/09/2009 08:42:52 PM 598 Views
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