What is the frame narrative of Boccaccio’s Decameron?

A) The soul’s journey to God.
B) A poet explores hell, purgatory, and heaven.
C) A cycle of University lectures.
D) A group of young aristocrats tell each other stories while avoiding the plague.
E) A journey from London to Canterbury.


Ans: D

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