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Giuseppe Mazzotta provides both a powerful framework for reading the Decameron and an important contribution to medieval and contemporary debates in esthetics Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist o



Table of Contents
*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. ix*Acknowledgments, pg. xi*Bibliographic Note, pg. xiii*Preface, pg. xv*Introduction, pg. 1*1. Plague and Play, pg. 13*2. Marginality of Literature, pg. 47*3. Riddle of Values, pg. 75*4. Allegory and Pornography, pg. 105*5. The Heart of Love, pg. 131*6. The Comedy of Love, pg. 159*7. Games of Laughter, pg. 186*8. The Law and Its Transgressions, pg. 213*9. The Virtues: Ethics And Rhetoric, pg. 241*Index, pg. 271

The World at Play in Boccaccios Decameron

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      Publisher Princeton University Press
      Published 14 July 2014
      ISBN-13 9780691610870
      978-0691610870
      ISBN-10 0691610878
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Giuseppe Mazzotta provides both a powerful framework for reading the Decameron and an important contribution to medieval and contemporary debates in esthetics Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist o



      Table of Contents
      *FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. ix*Acknowledgments, pg. xi*Bibliographic Note, pg. xiii*Preface, pg. xv*Introduction, pg. 1*1. Plague and Play, pg. 13*2. Marginality of Literature, pg. 47*3. Riddle of Values, pg. 75*4. Allegory and Pornography, pg. 105*5. The Heart of Love, pg. 131*6. The Comedy of Love, pg. 159*7. Games of Laughter, pg. 186*8. The Law and Its Transgressions, pg. 213*9. The Virtues: Ethics And Rhetoric, pg. 241*Index, pg. 271

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