This volume, part of the Lectura Boccaccii series organized by the American Boccaccio Association, offers close readings by top scholars of Day Four of the Decameron. As fans of the Decameron know, the Fourth Day opens with an important intervention in which the author defends his project against his critics, which coincides with a significant change in tone as the subject matter turns to stories with unhappy endings. The contributors approach the stories from a variety of perspectives, including the linguistic, philosophical, anthropological, and literary historical. These fresh readings of stories that are nearly seven hundred years old testify to the enduring power of Boccaccio's masterpiece to speak to new audiences and to find compelling relevance even at a great distance from its immediate medieval context.
| ISBN: | 9781487507473 |
| Publication date: | 10th November 2020 |
| Author: | Michael Sherberg |
| Publisher: | University of Toronto Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 232 pages |
| Series: | Toronto Italian Studies |
| Genres: |
Literature: history and criticism Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval European history: medieval period, middle ages |
This volume, part of the Lectura Boccaccii series organized by the American Boccaccio Association, offers close readings by top scholars of Day Four of the Decameron. As fans of the Decameron know, the Fourth Day opens with an important intervention in which the author defends his project against his critics, which coincides with a significant change in tone as the subject matter turns to stories with unhappy endings. The contributors approach the stories from a variety of perspectives, including the linguistic, philosophical, anthropological, and literary historical. These fresh readings of stories that are nearly seven hundred years old testify to the enduring power of Boccaccio's masterpiece to speak to new audiences and to find compelling relevance even at a great distance from its immediate medieval context.
The Decameron Fourth Day in Perspective features in the following genres: Literature: history and criticism, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, European history: medieval period, middle ages
The Decameron Fourth Day in Perspective is available in Hardback
The Decameron Fourth Day in Perspective was written by Michael Sherberg and published by University of Toronto Press
The Decameron Fourth Day in Perspective has 232 pages
Yes it is part of Toronto Italian Studies series