Greek, Roman, and Renaissance vs. Hebrew, Christian, and Medieval

The Decameron and The Canterbury Tales seem to have a closer outlook to the Greek and Roman literature than the Hebrew, Christian, early Medieval, and late Medieval literature.  The Hebrew literature is the Old Testament, the Christian is the New Testament, the some of the early and late Medieval literature are The City of God, and The Little Flowers of St. Francis.  The Decameron and The Canterbury Tales were written in the time of the Early Renaissance when some people started moving a bit away from Christianity (although very many people still believed in God and Jesus Christ as the source of the full potential of man) and started reading more of the Roman and Greek literatures.

Decameron – The Black Death or Stories?

What do I find more gripping in the Decameron: Boccaccio’s account on the Black Death or the stories in the book?  The stories are what I find more gripping as they are something I have not learned about that took place during the Renaissance.  We hear about the Black Death quite often in school in History, and that is why the stories Boccaccio shares tend to be more interesting to me.

The First Story Teller of the Decameron

The Decameron, written by Boccaccio during the time of the Renaissance, is about the things that lead up to and occurred during the time of the Renaissance.  After Boccaccio tells us about the Black Death, he begins a story about seven women and three men.  The men and women left Florence, their home town, and went to live the rest of their lives in the country, a couple miles away from a town.  One woman was elected as the Queen for one day, and she encouraged her friends that not only should they hear only good news, but that they should, also, tell a story each every day.  This leads us to the first story told by the first story-teller of the ten individuals.