About medieval society, What do the Florentine reactions to

About medieval society

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Boccaccio was a Florentine comedy writer whose Decameron consists of 100 stories that give us insight into the popular culture of late Medieval Tuscany and attitudes following the Black Death. The introduction to the Decameron is also one of the most famous descriptions of the plague. Read pp. 6-24 (the introduction). There are two stories included afterward if you are interested, but they are not required.

What do the Florentine reactions to the plague tell us about medieval society (beliefs, organizations, class structure, rituals, etc.)? in addition to the small details?

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