Chaucer, Boccaccio, and the Debate of Love: A Comparative Study of the Decameron and the Canterbury Tales by N. S Thompson ISBN 13: 9780198123781

-Oxford University Press, 2001-. Reprint. x+354 pages with index. Traditional blue cloth, gilt. Fine no dustjacket. Although "The Decameron" and "The Canterbury Tales" have often been linked, this study examines them beyond shared general similarities and looks at the search for individual analogue or source material, which has proved so inconclusive. It examines the texts and their internal dynamics primarily as a whole and reveals many surprising similarities which have hitherto remained unnoticed. The two collections are examined in the light of their literary diversity, their shape as a form of quodlibet debate, their discussion of literature and its autonomy using the oppositions of utile diletto, "sentence" and "solaas", and the specific way that individual narratives are treated so as to create a labyrinthine web for the reader to both negotiate and enjoy. Chaucer, Boccaccio, and the Debate of Love. A Comparative Study of The Decameron and The Canterbury Tales. 50box3 boxed 0198123787

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