In this Book
- The World at Play in Boccaccio's Decameron
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: Princeton University Press
- Series: Princeton Legacy Library
summary
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 of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xii
- Bibliographic Note
- pp. xiii-xiv
- Introduction
- pp. 3-12
- 1. Plague and Pray
- pp. 13-46
- 2. The Marginality of Literature
- pp. 47-74
- 3. The Riddle of Values
- pp. 75-104
- 4. Allegory and the Pornographic Imagination
- pp. 105-130
- 5. The Heart of Love
- pp. 131-158
- 6. The Comedy of Love
- pp. 159-185
- 7. Games of Laughter
- pp. 186-212
- 8. The Law and its Transgressions
- pp. 213-240
- 9. The Virtues: Ethics and Rhetoric
- pp. 241-270
Additional Information
ISBN
9781400854189
Related ISBN(s)
9780691066776, 9780691610870, 9780691638928
MARC Record
OCLC
888410318
Pages
299
Launched on MUSE
2015-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No