Boccaccio's fabliaux: medieval short stories and the function of reversal
Auteur :
Brown, Katherine A.
Éditeur :
University Press of Florida
ISBN :
9780813068275
Date de publication :
5 mai 2020
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,1 x 1,3 cm
Poids :
341 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Although the fabliaux are widely acknowledged as inspiring Giovanni Boccaccio's masterpiece, the Decameron, this theory has never been substantiated beyond perceived commonalities in length and theme. This provocative interpretation examines the formal similarities between the Decameron and the popular thirteenth-century fabliaux.