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Boccaccio and the Book

Production and Reading in Italy 1340-1520

Rhiannon Daniels author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:20th Jun '09

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This book is collections of essays on Italian literature, language, history, culture, politics, art, and media during 1340–1520. It discusses the Boccaccio's assumption within the text of the Teseida, Decameron and De mulieribus.

This descriptive study provides many details that will benefit any scholar interested in the reception of Boccaccio's works before the transformations they undergo in the later Cinquecento. -- Renaissance Quarterly Renaissance Quarterly Original and highly detailed... Chapter 1 could usefully be recommended to students of the history of the book in Italy for the clarity with which it presents all of the aspects that need to be considered in a discussion of readership, reception, production, and paratext, in both manuscripts and printed books... A significant contribution to the history of the book in Italy. -- Modern Language Review Modern Language Review This book is a valuable and stimulating contribution to the reception history of Boccaccio. Particularly interesting is the way that Daniels looks at manuscripts and printed editions that have not been given their due, and the reader will constantly come across intriguing details. -- Medium Aevum Medium Aevum

ISBN: 9781906540494

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 657g

242 pages