Boccaccio and the consolation of literature / Gur Zak.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zak, Gur, 1975- author.

Contributor:

Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, publisher.

Series:

Studies and texts (Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies) ; 229.

Studies and texts ; 229

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375--Criticism and interpretation.

Boccaccio, Giovanni.

Consolation in literature.

Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

x, 216 pages ; 24 x 16 cm.

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada : PIMS, Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, [2022]

Summary:

"This volume is the first sustained study of Boccaccio's consoling fictions as well as his reflections on the way literature can, and should, offer solace. It analyzes the affective, exemplary, and cognitive modes of consolation that mark the poet's works; but it also underlines the critical dialogue with the ancient and medieval traditions Boccaccio inherits. The limits of Stoic, Boethian, and Dantesque views of consolation are laid bare as Boccaccio fashions a new vision of consolatio for the later Middle Ages."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Filocolo and the Polyphony of Consolation

The Filostrato, the Elegia, and the Consolation of Tragedy

"Il senno di consolazion sia cagione": The Decameron and the Consolation of Storytelling

The Corbaccio, Dante, and the Disavowal of Love

Boccaccio after Petrarch: The Polyphony of Consolation in the Later Writings.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-209) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Zak, Gur, 1975- Boccaccio and the consolation of literature.

ISBN:

9780888442291

0888442297

OCLC:

1310237991