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A comparative study of Boccaccio's Decameron and Chaucer's Canterbury Tales that explores the differences and similarities between the worlds that are portrayed by each text, with a focus on the strategies and limits of personal agency, and the significance and social dynamics of story-telling.

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Introduction: Having the World by the Tale: A new comparative reading of the Decameron and the Canterbury Tales 1: Mapping the uncertain world: Texts and contexts 2: Fortuna, Fama, and the challenge to agency 3: Can you trust the sign? Uncertainty of signification, comprehension, and perception 4: The uncertainty of Intention 5: Power Bibliography

Boccaccio Chaucer and Stories for an Uncertain

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    Publisher: Oxford University Press
    Publication Date: 28/10/2021
    ISBN13: 9780192894755, 978-0192894755
    ISBN10: 0192894757
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    ELT & Literary Studies Literary studies: ancient, classical Literary studies: plays and playwrights

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    A comparative study of Boccaccio's Decameron and Chaucer's Canterbury Tales that explores the differences and similarities between the worlds that are portrayed by each text, with a focus on the strategies and limits of personal agency, and the significance and social dynamics of story-telling.

    Table of Contents
    Introduction: Having the World by the Tale: A new comparative reading of the Decameron and the Canterbury Tales 1: Mapping the uncertain world: Texts and contexts 2: Fortuna, Fama, and the challenge to agency 3: Can you trust the sign? Uncertainty of signification, comprehension, and perception 4: The uncertainty of Intention 5: Power Bibliography

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