{"product_id":"the-decameron-sixth-day-in-perspective-9781487508715","title":"The Decameron Sixth Day in Perspective","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Sixth Day of Giovanni Boccaccio’s \u003ci\u003eDecameron\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eDecameron\u003c\/i\u003e  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 \u003ci\u003eDecameron\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eit will also serve as an excellent starting point for new readers of Boccaccio’s masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 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, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An excellent contribution to the Lectura Boccaccii project and to Boccaccio studies as a whole.” -- Alyssa Falcone, Loyola University Maryland * \u003cem\u003eSpeculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies\u003c\/em\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction          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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52151281189207,"sku":"9781487508715","price":46.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781487508715.jpg?v=1762960698","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-decameron-sixth-day-in-perspective-9781487508715","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}