Love and sex in the time of the plague : a Decameron renaissance /

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ruggiero, Guido, 1944- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2021.
Series:I Tatti studies in Italian Renaissance history.
Subjects:
Boccaccio, Giovanni, > 1313-1375. > Decamerone > Criticism and interpretation.
Decamerone (Boccaccio, Giovanni)
Love in literature.
Sex in literature.
Renaissance.
Amour dans la littérature.
Sexualité dans la littérature.
HISTORY > Europe > Italy.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Listening to the Decameron: an introduction
  • Laughter: imagining love, lust, and virtù in the Rinascimento
  • Violence: scorn, retribution, and civilized courtship
  • Tears: love, mourning, and self in the time of the plague
  • Transcendence: love, sexual pleasure, and a woman as savior
  • Power: the prince who refused to love or Griselda reconsidered
  • Conclusion: A Decameron renaissance?

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