Decameron and the philosophy of storytelling : author as midwife and pimp / Richard Kuhns.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kuhns, Richard, 1924-2010.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Storytelling.

Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375. Decamerone--Criticism, Textual.

Boccaccio, Giovanni.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (203 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Kuhns approaches Decameronfrom a variety of literary, philosophical, and historical perspectives. He argues that Decameroncontains a theory of storytelling and reveals the ways in which Decameron'scomic and sexual elements lead into philosophical debate and moral argument. Kuhns also suggests that Decameronis one of the first self-conscious creations of a "total work of art.".

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction. Storytelling: The Bankruptcy of Reality

Chapter 1. Trecento Story and Image

Chapter 2. Aspects of Storytelling: Dreams and Masks

Chapter 3. Aspects of Storytelling: Reflections on the Metaphoric Power of Metamorphosis

Chapter 4. Interpretative Method for a decameron Tale: An Enchanted Pear Tree in Argos

Chapter 5. The Creation of a Total Work of Art

Chapter 6. Storytelling and Truth

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-170) and index.

ISBN:

0-231-50982-0

OCLC:

213305337