Boccaccio Defends Literature.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schildgen, Benda Deen.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (310 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2024.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book unveils Boccaccio's defence of literature against claims of immorality by showcasing how both pagan and Christian literary works serve to heal, console, and provoke thoughtfulness.

Contents:

Cover

Half-Title Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication Page

Contents

Primary Texts

Abbreviations

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 The Genealogy of the Gods Books 14 and 15 and the Defence of Poetry

2 Petrarch versus Boccaccio on Poetry

3 Defensio and Laudatio: Boccaccio and the Poetry of Others

4 The Decameron in Dialogue with the Genealogy of the Gods: How the Decameron Defends Vernacular Prose Fiction - Part 1

5 The Decameron in Dialogue with the Genealogy of the Gods: How the Decameron Defends Vernacular Prose Fiction - Part 2

Conclusion

Appendix: Comic Tales in the Decameron

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Schildgen, Benda Deen Boccaccio Defends Literature

ISBN:

9781487558949

9781487558932

1487558937

1487558945

OCLC:

1478699370