Law and Mimesis in Boccaccios Decameron: Realism on Trial Steinberg Justin
Law and Mimesis in Boccaccios Decameron: Realism on Trial Steinberg Justin In Boccaccio's time, the Italian city-state began to take on a much more proactive role in prosecuting crime - one which…
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Law and Mimesis in Boccaccios Decameron: Realism on Trial Steinberg Justin
In Boccaccio's time, the Italian city-state began to take on a much more proactive role in prosecuting crime - one which superseded a largely communitarian, private approach. How, Justin Steinberg asks, does this significant juridical shift alter our perspective on Boccaccio's much-touted realism and literary self-consciousness? The emergence of the state-sponsored inquisitorial trial indeed haunts the legal proceedings staged in the Decameron.
And to what extent does the Decameron shed light on the enduring role of verisimilitude and truth-seeming in our current legal system? What can it tell us about how he views his predecessor, Dante: perhaps the world's most powerful inquisitorial judge? The author explores these and other literary, philosophical, and ethical questions that Boccaccio raises in the Decameron's numerous trials.
The book will appeal to scholars and students of
On Law and Justice
Law and Society in Byzantium
Cases and Materials on Criminal Law