The Writer as Liar: Narrative Technique in the Decameron

ISBN-13: 9780367207380 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 172 str.

Guido Almansi

Opis

Originally published in 1975, The Writer as Liar examines the Decameron and argues that Boccaccio’s story telling depends for its success not on the combinative assemblage of narrative blocks, which are manipulated by a craftsman who lies and cheats with raw material in to produce a living work.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Narrative Screens  2. Literature and Falsehood  3. Bawdry and Ars Combinatoria  4. The Meaning of a Storm  5. Passion and Metaphor  Bibliographical Conventions  Index

O autorze

Guido Almansi