Description
Book SynopsisThe Sixth Day of Giovanni Boccaccio’s Decameron marks a new beginning. Its first story is the structural centre of the one hundred tales and signals the start of the day’s reflection on the power of the word as the fundamental building block of human communication. This collection gathers together readings of each of the ten stories in Day Six of the Decameron the shortest of the entire work. Featuring a diverse group of literary scholars whose expertise is not limited to Boccaccio studies, the collection offers both comprehensive accounts of the tales and new interpretations of their significance. A major contribution to the study of the Decameron, it will also serve as an excellent starting point for new readers of Boccaccio’s masterpiece.
The readings demonstrate how Boccaccio engaged in rethinking or elaborating on the heritage of Western literature and thought, including the Bible; the works of Dante; the Roman literary,
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“An excellent contribution to the Lectura Boccaccii project and to Boccaccio studies as a whole.” -- Alyssa Falcone, Loyola University Maryland * Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies *
Table of Contents
Introduction David Lummus 1. The Tale of Madonna Oretta (VI.1) Teresa Kennedy 2. The Tale of Cisti the Baker (VI.2) Giulia Cardillo 3. The Tale of Nonna de’ Pulci (VI.3) Guyda Armstrong 4. The Tale of Chichibio and the Crane (VI.4) James C. Kriesel 5. The Tale of Forese da Rabatta and Giotto (VI.5) Zygmunt G. Barański 6. The Tale of Michele Scalza (VI.6) Peter Carravetta 7. The Tale of Madonna Filippa (VI.7) Bernardo Piciché 8. The Tale of Cesca and the Mirror (VI.8) Aileen A. Feng 9. The Tale of Cavalcanti’s Leap (VI.9) Maria Lettiero (translated by Nicole Gounalis) 10. The Tale of Frate Cipolla (VI.10) Cormac Ó Cuilleanáin Bibliography Contributors
