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OverviewWhen originally published in 1995, the volume represented a major, new departure from the “normal” sort of scholarship on Boccaccio’s masterpiece, and its unique approach and contents are still valid and valuable today. The seventeen original essays in the volume focus on providing a comprehensive view of the Decameron through the analysis of particular aspects, particular problem areas in the reading and interpretation of the work. Each essay offers a critical window on a defined topic (indicated by the headwords), and, when taken together, these individual essays intersect with, supplement, and reinforce one another, thus emphasizing the harmonious nature of the work as a whole and the importance of examining it through a variety of lenses. The newness of the volume also consists in its introduction of innovative exegetical approaches and the identification of previously unidentified sources and influences. While not providing an orderly reading of the Decameron as a more traditional series of day-by-day lecturae would do, the essays examine multiple novelle from various Days and from differing perspectives so as to provide an assemblage of comprehensive views on the text. For the English-language edition two new items have been added: an update to Vittore Branca’s essay on the history of the text of the Decameron and a bibliographical overview of North-American studies on the Decameron and, more generally, on Boccaccio’s life, works and influence. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Pier Massimo Forni , Renzo Bragantini , Christopher Kleinhenz , Michael PapioPublisher: Arizona Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies,US Imprint: Arizona Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies,US Volume: 540 Dimensions: Width: 16.10cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 23.70cm Weight: 0.656kg ISBN: 9780866985970ISBN 10: 0866985972 Pages: 502 Publication Date: 14 May 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPreface to the English Edition -by Christopher Kleinhenz Foreword -by Pier Massimo Forni and Renzo Bragantini 1. Architecture -by Franco Fido 2. Author / Narrators -by Michelangelo Picone 3. Action -by Eduardo Saccone 4. Communication -by Francesco Bruni 5. Dialogue -by Renzo Bragantini 6. Philogyny / Misogyny -by Claude Cazale Berard 7. Sources -by Costanzo Di Girolamo and Charmaine Lee 8. Irony / Parody -by Carlo Delcorno 9. Language -by Alfredo Stussi 10. Memory -by Giuseppe Velli 11. Morals -by Victoria Kirkham 12. Representation -by Giancarlo Mazzacurati 13. Reality / Truth -by Pier Massimo Forni 14. Rhetoric -by Andrea Battistini 15. Laughter -by Giulio Savelli 16. The Sacred -by Paolo Valesio 17. On the History of the Text of the Decameron -by Vittore Branca With an Update on the History of the Text -by Renzo Bragantini 18. Boccaccio and the Decameron in North-American Criticism -by Christopher Kleinhenz Works CitedReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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