The Decameron eighth day in perspective : volume eight of the Lectura Boccacci / edited by William Robins.
| Other author | Robins, William Randolph, 1964- editor. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2020] |
| Description | 1 online resource (vi,284 pages) : illustrations. |
| Supplemental Content | Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Series | Toronto Italian studies Lectura Boccacci ; volume 8 Toronto Italian studies. ^A362209 Toronto Italian studies. Lectura Boccaccii ; v. 8. ^A692032 |
| Contents | 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) |
| Contents | The Tale of Salabaetto and Iancofiore (VIII.10) -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index |
| Abstract | "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. By drawing on literary precursors such as fabliaux, epic, philosophy, exempla, Dante's Commedia, and scripture, and by meditating on the dynamics of civic engagement in fourteenth-century Florence, Boccaccio develops in these stories of jests a self-consciously literary representation of the Florentine social imaginary. The essays in this volume, all written by prominent scholars, survey previous scholarship and open up new cultural and historical perspectives on Boccaccio's sophisticated art of storytelling. They analyze both the literary sources that Boccaccio's comic narratives transform, as well as the political, legal, and ethical contexts with which they engage. Each contributor tackles a single tale, yet their essays also register major themes and concerns that recur throughout Day Eight, allowing for close connections among the essays."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 21, 2020). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Decameron eighth day in perspective. Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, 2020 1487506902 9781487506902 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781487535124 electronic book |
| ISBN | 1487535120 electronic book |
| ISBN | 9781487535131 EPUB |
| ISBN | 1487535139 |
| ISBN | hardcover |
| Stock number | 22573/ctv13bdsmn JSTOR |
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