Pick a character from The Book of Love known as The Decameron, which was written by Giovanni Boccaccio, in the 1350s. 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.
Reserve your spot by choosing one of the names and using it as the title of your poem.
Each name may only be used once and must appear as the title.
The Italian names of the seven women are:
Pampinea (the flourishing one)
Fiammetta (small flame)
Filomena (faithful in love)
Emilia (rival)
Lauretta (wise, crowned with laurels)
Neifile (cloudy)
Elissa (God is my vow)
The men, in order, are:
Panfilo (completely in love)
Filostrato (overcome by love)
Dioneo (lustful)
painting: A Tale from The Decameron by John William Waterhouse
Reserve your spot by choosing one of the names and using it as the title of your poem.
Each name may only be used once and must appear as the title.
The Italian names of the seven women are:
Pampinea (the flourishing one)
Fiammetta (small flame)
Filomena (faithful in love)
Emilia (rival)
Lauretta (wise, crowned with laurels)
Neifile (cloudy)
Elissa (God is my vow)
The men, in order, are:
Panfilo (completely in love)
Filostrato (overcome by love)
Dioneo (lustful)
painting: A Tale from The Decameron by John William Waterhouse
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on November 12
- Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 1 people
- Final notes: Thank you very much! I enjoyed seeing where you took these names from The Decameron. There's a good version of it online that comes out of Brown University's Italian studies program, if you're interested in a long winter's read: http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Italian_Studies/dweb/dweb.shtml
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by Kathleen a Nazarene 8 lines, 2 comments, on Nov 9 6:47 AM. In Spiritual, Inspirational, Message, Life• Commented on by judge.
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When prudence comes, be sure to catch her eye,by waydownuponjoy 15 lines, 6 comments, on Nov 9 8:01 AM. In Life, Love, Spiritual, Thoughts
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hey
Wonderful idea for a contest =)
is it only one character per person? some of the entries have the same names. if it is allowed i will change my character to something else.
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Yes, the names can only be used once. ♥
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I'm very sad that I didn't get online and see this contest before it closed. It was an excellent idea.
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I'm sorry, too. Next time!
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