Boccaccio and exemplary literature : ethics and mischief in the Decameron /

Boccaccio and exemplary literature : ethics and mischief in the Decameron /

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Author / Creator:	Holmes, Olivia, author.
Imprint:	Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023. ©2023
Description:	ix, 271 pages ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Cambridge studies in medieval literature Cambridge studies in medieval literature.
Subject:	Boccaccio, Giovanni, -- 1313-1375. -- Decamerone. Decamerone (Boccaccio, Giovanni) Exempla in literature. Philosophy of mind in literature. Ethics in literature. Ethics in literature. Exempla in literature. Philosophy of mind in literature. Literary criticism. Literary criticism.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13147036

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ISBN:	9781009224338 1009224336 9781009224369 1009224360 9781009224376 9781009224345
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 240-263) and index.
Summary:	"This is the first monograph to provide a comprehensive interpretation of the Decameron's response to classical and medieval didactic traditions. Olivia Holmes unearths the rich variety of Boccaccio's sources, ranging across Aesopic fables, narrative collections of Islamicate origin, sermon-stories and saints' lives, and compilations of historical anecdotes. Examining the Decameron's sceptical and sexually permissive contents in relation to medieval notions of narrative exemplarity, the study also considers how they intersect with current critical assertions of fiction's power to develop empathy and emotional intelligence. Holmes argues that Boccaccio provides readers with the opportunity to exercise both what the ancients called "Ethics," and our contemporaries call "Theory of Mind." This account of a vast tradition of tale collections and its provocative analysis of their workings will appeal to scholars of Italian literature and medieval studies, as well as to readers interested in evolutionary understandings of storytelling"--
Other form:	Online version: Holmes, Olivia. Boccaccio and exemplary literature Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023 9781009224376

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