The Decameron Sixth Day in Perspective / edited by David Lummus.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lummus, David, editor.

Series:

Toronto Italian studies.

Toronto Italian Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Italian literature--14th century--History and criticism.

Italian literature.

Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375. Decamerone.

Boccaccio, Giovanni.

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

Decamerone (Boccaccio, Giovanni).

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ontario : University of Toronto Press, [2021]

Summary:

"The Sixth Day of Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron marks a new beginning. Its first story is the structural centre of the one hundred tales and signals the start of the day's reflection on the power of the word as the fundamental building block of human communication. This collection gathers together readings of each of the ten stories in Day Six of the Decameron--the shortest of the entire work. Featuring a diverse group of literary scholars whose expertise is not limited to Boccaccio studies, the collection offers both comprehensive accounts of the tales and new interpretations of their significance. A major contribution to the study of the Decameron, it will also serve as an excellent starting point for new readers of Boccaccio's masterpiece. The readings demonstrate how Boccaccio engaged in rethinking or elaborating on the heritage of Western literature and thought, including the Bible; the works of Dante; the Roman literary, rhetorical, and legal tradition; the writings of the Church Fathers; and the ideas of scholastic theologians. These lecturae employ a range of methodologies that account for both historical and theoretical issues in their engagement with Boccaccio's poetic and ethical project in the Decameron."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Tale of Madonna Oretta (VI.1) / Teresa Kennedy

The Tale of Cisti the Baker (VI.2) / Giulia Cardillo

The Tale of Nonna de' Pulci (VI.3) / Guyda Armstrong

The Tale of Chichibio and the Crane (VI.4) / James C. Kriesel

The Tale of Forese da Rabatta and Giotto (VI.5) / Zygmunt G. Barański

The Tale of Michele Scalza (VI.6) / Peter Carravetta

The Tale of Madonna Filippa (VI.7) / Bernardo Piciche

The Tale of Cesca and the Mirror (VI.8) / Aileen A. Feng

The Tale of Cavalcanti's Leap (VI.9) / Maria Lettiero (translated by Nicole Gounalis)

The Tale of Frate Cipolla (VI.10) / Cormac Ó Cuilleanáin.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4875-0870-0

1-4875-0869-7

OCLC:

1238009859