The Decameron Eighth Day in Perspective /

"Divided into ten days of ten novellas each, Boccaccio's Decameron is one of the literary gems of the fourteenth century. The Decameron Eighth Day in Perspective is an interpretive guide to the stories of the text's Day Eight - a day dedicated to tales of tricks and practical jokes. B...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Robins, William Randolph, 1964- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : University of Toronto Press, [2020]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Boccaccio, Giovanni, > 1313-1375. > Decamerone.
Decamerone (Boccaccio, Giovanni)
LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Italian
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • The Tale of Gulfardo and Ambruogia (VIII.1)
  • Obscene Exchanges (VIII.2)
  • The Artist and the Police (VIII.3)
  • Monna Piccarda, Ciutazza, and the Provost of Fiesole: An Absence of Beauty (VIII.4)
  • The Jokesters and the Judge (VIII.5)
  • The Tale of Calandrino and the Stolen Pig (VIII.6)
  • The Scholar and the Widow: Corrupt Appetite and Moral Failure in Society's Intellectual Elite (VIII.7)
  • Doing unto Others, or Sienese Polyamory (VIII.8)
  • The Three Faults of Master Simone (VIII.9)
  • The Tale of Salabaetto and Iancofiore (VIII.10)
  • Bibliography
  • Contributors
  • Index

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