Virtual Book Club | The Decameron
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“To have compassion for those who suffer is a human quality which everyone should possess, especially those who have required comfort themselves in the past and have managed to find it in others.“
–Giovanni Boccaccio, The Decameron
Join fellow College alumni in revisiting The Decameron, a Lit Hum work that has taken on an unpredicted new resonance in 2020. Co-led by current and former Lit Hum faculty members Deborah Martinsen, Maude Meisel, Margo Shohl and Nancy Workman, each week will focus on different stories from Boccaccio’s collection of 100 tales, told amidst disaster and isolation during the Black Plague in 14th century Italy. Running May 1-June 5, this session of Core Conversations will include guiding questions and a facilitated conversation on the book club's online platform.
Join in the conversation this May!
Want to purchase The Decameron for this study? Order "The Decameron, By Giovanni Boccaccio, G. H. McWilliam (Translated by)", second edition.
How to Register
- Click the button above to be directed to the Core Conversations group on goodreads.com.
- If you have an account, sign in and continue to step 2.
- If you are new to Goodreads, click "Create an Account" and proceed through the provided instructions to create an account.
- Once logged in, click the "Join Group" button on the Core Conversations page.
- In the message box that appears, type your full name and your Columbia College class year so we can verify your Columbia College connection.
Your membership should be confirmed within 24-48 hours.
If you are not a graduate of Columbia College and would still like to participate as a guest of an alum, include the full name and Columbia College class year of the alumnus with whom you are joining.
