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Book SynopsisThe notes are a model of economy... The introduction is quite superb... The volume as a whole is a worthy addition to a series which has already begun to establish high expectations. TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPLEMENTChaucer made extensive use of Boccacio's romances as a basis for his major works, and any analysis of his handling of his sources must depend on a knowledge of the Italian poet's work.
Trade Review`His Filostrato has far more energy and subtlety than the R.K. Gordon version; it reminds us just how good Boccaccio is. * THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT *
Table of Contents"Filostrato"; "Teseida" (excerpts); "Filocolo" IV, 31-4. Appendices: "The Fortunes of Troilus"; Benoit de Sainte-Maure. "Roman de Troie" (excerpts); Guido de Columnis, "Historia Destructionis Troiae" (excerpts).
