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Ethics of retribution in the Decameron and the late medieval Italian novella : beyond the circle / Christopher Nissen.
- Title
- Ethics of retribution in the Decameron and the late medieval Italian novella : beyond the circle / Christopher Nissen.
- Author
- Nissen, Christopher
- Publication
- San Francisco : Mellen Research University Press, 1993.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | PQ4287 .N57 1993 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- vii, 141 p.; 24 cm.
- Subject
- Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375
- Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375 > Influence
- Giovanni, Fiorentino, active 14th century
- Sacchetti, Franco, approximately 1330-approximately 1400
- Sercambi, Giovanni, 1347-1424
- To 1499
- Retribution in literature
- Novelle > History and criticism
- Italian fiction > To 1400 > History and criticism
- Italian fiction > 15th century > History and criticism
- Civilization, Medieval, in literature
- Ethics in literature
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- I. Acquisition, Renunciation and Retribution in the Decameron -- II. Punishment within the Circle: Ethics of Retribution in the Decameron. Tales of motti. Tales of beffa -- III. Ambiguity and Separation in the Later Novellieri. Ser Giovanni Fiorentino. Franco Sacchetti. Giovanni Sercambi.
- ISBN
- 0773498354
- LCCN
- ^^^93020916^
- OCLC
- 28710738
- SCSB-12202211
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library