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Decameron, Days VII-X: Clever Wives, Vengeful Scholars, and Magnanimous Rulers

I. Boccaccio’s Encounter with a Visionary

A. Boccacio’s Life after the Decameron

B. The Blessed Petroni

C. Petrarch’s Reply

D. The Author and the Text

II. Day VII: The Rule of Dioneo

A. Story 2: Selling a Tub

B. Story 9: Pyrrhus’s Three Tasks

C. Story 10: Tingoccio’s Return From the Dead

III. Day VIII: The Rule of Lauretta

A. Story 1: A Loan Without Interest

B. Story 7: A Scholar’s Revenge

C. Story 8: Pairs of Punishments and Rewards

IV. IX: The Rule of Emilia

A. Story 1: Unsuitable Suitors and a Tomb

B. Story 5: Calandrino’s Magic Scroll

C. Story 6: Finding the Right Bed

V. X: The Rule of Panfilo

A. Story 7: King Peter’s Generosity

B. Story 9: Messer Torello’s Magic Return

C. Story 10: Gualtieri’s Cruelty and Griselda’s Patience

VI. Conclusion and Epilogue

A. Conclusion: The Brigata Disbands

B. Epilogue: Pleasing the Ladies