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Author:   William Robins
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
Imprint:   University of Toronto Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.90cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.540kg
ISBN:  

9781487506902

ISBN 10:   1487506902
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   09 July 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction William Robins 1. The Tale of Gulfardo and Ambruogia (Decameron VIII.1) K.P. Clarke 2. Obscene Exchanges (Decameron VIII.2) Maggie Fritz-Morkin 3. The Artist and the Police: Calandrino’s Invisibility and the Legal Fictions of Decameron VIII.3 Justin Steinberg 4. Monna Piccarda, Ciutazza, and the Provost of Fiesole: An Absence of Beauty (Decameron VIII.4) Katherine A. Brown 5. The Jokesters and the Judge (Decameron VIII.5) William Robins and Leah Faibisoff 6. The Tale of Calandrino and the Stolen Pig (Decameron VIII.6) Rhiannon Daniels 7. The Scholar and the Widow: Corrupt Appetite and Moral Failure in Society’s Intellectual Elite (Decameron VIII.7) Teodolinda Barolini 8. Doing Unto Others, or Sienese Polyamory (Decameron VIII.8) Olivia Holmes 9. The Three Faults of Master Simone (Decameron VIII.9) Elisa Brilli 10. The Tale of Salabaetto and Iancofiore (Decameron VIII.10) Roberta Morosini Bibliography

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The Decameron Eighth Day in Perspective offers a serious advance in state-of-the-art research. Given the challenges of the tales of trickery in Day Eight, this is no small accomplishment. Almost all of the contributors offer intriguing new perspectives on stories that, in the wake of these analyses, should receive more critical attention. Situating the work in historical contexts, these essays provide these stories new and richer meanings, and encompass the full range of Boccaccio's world: legal, philosophical, social, Biblical, literary, mercantile. The strong scholarship will help other scholars and students to understand the complexities of Boccaccio and his world. - Martin Eisner, Department of Romance Studies, Duke University This collection of fine essays breaks new ground in our critical understanding of the tales belonging to Day Eight in the Decameron. The contributions are independently rigorous and original and many will serve as the definitive treatments of these individual stories. Several of the essays draw upon fields outside of literary studies, such as legal and judicial history, social history, visual arts, and even geography. As a result, readers will have a new appreciation for the importance of these tales from a multidisciplinary perspective. - Kristina Marie Olson, Department of Modern and Classical Languages, George Mason University

For each novella, the reader will find both a good summary of the precedent critical literature and new and innovative interpretations of the role of the beffa within Decameron's eighth day and in the context of the two precedent days of narration. -- Nicola Esposito, PhD Candidate, University of Notre Dame * <em>Annali d'italianistica</em> *

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William Robins is president of Victoria University and associate professor of English and Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto.

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