Storytelling as Plague Prevention in Medieval and Early Modern Italy: The Decameron Tradition

ISBN-13: 9780367667283 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 138 str.

Martin Marafioti

Opis

Through close readings of five Italian collections of novellas written over a 500-year period, Martin Marafioti explores the literary tradition of storytelling, and particularly its efficacy as a prophylactic tool following traumatic visitations from the plague. The texts examined include Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron, which provides the framework

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O autorze

Martin Marafioti is assistant professor of Italian at Pace University, USA.