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Book Title
Women, Enjoyment, and the Defense of Virtue in Boccaccio's Decame
ISBN
9781137490551

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN-10
1137490551
ISBN-13
9781137490551
eBay Product ID (ePID)
208585889

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
Xvi, 248 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Women, Enjoyment, and the Defense of Virtue in Boccaccio's Decameron
Publication Year
2015
Subject
Medieval, Subjects & Themes / Women, General, Semiotics & Theory, European / Italian
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, Social Science
Author
Valerio Ferme
Series
The New Middle Ages Ser.
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
154.7 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2014-047496
Reviews
"Through an engaging and thorough analysis of the three main components of the Decameron (Proem, overarching story, and tales), Valerio Ferme redesigns the interpretation of Boccaccio's narrative patterns, while establishing a critical conversation with notable scholars (Branca, Almansi, Segre, Getto, Baratto). The collection of stories risks turning the book into a Galeotto, this study argues, when the salacious plots seem to produce inappropriate relations in the brigata, but the amicable conflicts between its men and women end up providing 'honest enjoyment' for women in love instead." - Alessandro Vettori, Professor of Italian and Comparative Literature, Rutgers University, USA
Dewey Edition
23
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
853/.1
Table Of Content
Introduction 1. Galeotto: A Prologue by way of the Proem 2. Contested Interlude: The Plague 3. Pampinea 's 'Honest' Leadership in the Decameron 4. Sicurano da Finale and Paganino da Mare: Of Corsairs, Merchants and Identity in the Late Middle Ages 5. Giletta of Narbonne: Chastity and Matrimony on the Day of Sexual Excesses 6. 'Love and Death': Male Authority and the Threat of Violence under Filostrato's Rule 7. Fiammetta's Revolution: Honor, Love and Marriage in Day V Conclusion
Synopsis
Providing new ways of reading Boccaccio's masterpiece, Decameron , Ferme analyzes the dynamics between the women who rule the first half of the story. Peeling back the many narrative layers within and outside of the framework, this book unearths the complications and trickery surrounding gender and death in Boccaccio's world and culture., Providing new ways of reading Boccaccio's masterpiece, Decameron, Ferme analyzes the dynamics between the women who rule the first half of the story. Peeling back the many narrative layers within and outside of the framework, this book unearths the complications and trickery surrounding gender and death in Boccaccio's world and culture., From the premise that Boccaccio writes the Decameron as a go-between to aid women in love to endure the melancholy that love causes them, this book analyzes how, in the parallel world of the narration, Boccaccio's female characters employ storytelling as the "honest" entertainment with which to banish the melancholy engendered by the Black Plague, even as it helps them avoid the shameful behavior embraced by other Florentine women. This "honest" defense of their honor is challenged by the sexually explicit stories narrated by their male companions, who gradually suggest the desire to move from words to action in the overarching narrative. Through an analysis of the dynamics between the women who rule most of the first half of the Decameron and their male counterparts, the book provides novel ways in which to read Boccaccio's masterpiece within the context of late medieval society.
LC Classification Number
PN45-57

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