Chaucer, Boccaccio, and the debate of love : a comparative study of the Decameron and the Canterbury tales / N.S. Thompson
2001, Second Edition. Oxford New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #442315
ISBN: 0198123787
Physical description; 354 pages ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-349) and index. Contents; List of Abbreviations - Introduction. p. 1 - 1. Diversity, Choice and Mean. p. 8 - 2. Reading the Signs. p. 43 - 3. Literary Debate. p. 88 - 4. Autonomy of Fiction. p. 136 - 5. Comic Tales: Fabliaux of Novelle?. p. 176 - 6. Romances: Noble and Ignoble Love. p. 225 - 7. Three Griseldas. p. 279 - Conclusion. p. 313 - Bibliography. p. 324 - Index. p. 351. Subjects; Chaucer, Geoffrey -1400 Canterbury tales. Boccaccio, Giovanni 1313-1375. Decameron. Chaucer, Geoffrey 1340?-1400. Canterbury tales. Chaucer, Geoffrey d. 1400 Canterbury tales. Chaucer, Geoffrey -1400. Boccaccio, Giovanni 1313-1375. Chaucer, Geoffrey d. 1400. Canterbury tales Criticism, Textual. Boccaccio, Giovanni 1313-1375 Decameron Criticism and interpretation.
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