Boccaccio and Exemplary Literature
Boccaccio and Exemplary Literature This is the first monograph to provide a comprehensive interpretation of the Decameron's response to classical and medieval didactic traditions. Examining the…
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Boccaccio and Exemplary Literature
This is the first monograph to provide a comprehensive interpretation of the Decameron's response to classical and medieval didactic traditions. Examining the Decameron's sceptical and sexually permissive contents in relation to medieval notions of narrative exemplarity, the study also considers how they intersect with current critical assertions of fiction's power to develop empathy and emotional intelligence. Olivia Holmes unearths the rich variety of Boccaccio's sources, ranging across Aesopic fables, narrative collections of Islamicate origin, sermon-stories and saints' lives, and compilations of historical anecdotes.
Holmes argues that Boccaccio provides readers with the opportunity to exercise both what the ancients called 'Ethics, ' and our contemporaries call 'Theory of Mind.' This account of a vast tradition of tale collections and its provocative analysis of their workings
Exemplary Stories
Literature and Film
Politics and Literature
Boccaccio '70 BD
Decameron - Boccaccio Giovanni
Dekameron - Giovanni Boccaccio
Decameron Boccaccio Giovanni
Dekameron - Giovanni Boccaccio
Literature and Language Teaching