故事無拘束地自由道來，表明對自由生活的追求，這正是它經在世界文學史上占有重要地位的原因所在。
　　1934 年可怕的黑死病從地中漲沿岸漫延到中歐，為躲避瘟疫，有三男七女從佛羅倫薩逃離，移居一座別墅。為消磨時光每人每天講一個故事，10 天裏共講了100 個故事，這就是《十日談》。故事深刻地揭露了教會、僧侶欺騙的虛偽，抨擊了禁欲主義，謳歌高尚的愛情。

　　The Decameron (subtitle: Prencipe Galeotto) is a collection of 100 novellas by Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, probably begun in 1350 and finished in 1353. It is a medieval allegorical work best known for its bawdy tales of love, appearing in all its possibilities from the erotic to the tragic. Some believe many parts of the tales are indebted to the influence of The Book of Good Love. Many notable writers such as Chaucer are said to have drawn inspiration from The Decameron (See Literary sources and influence of the Decameron below).
　　
　　The title is a portmanteau of two Greek words meaning "ten" (δέκα déka) and "day" (ἡμέρα hēméra).