The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio

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The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio

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“If you want the true, mixed, fourteenth-century book that Boccaccio wrote, choose Rebhorn.”—Joan Acocella, The New Yorker

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The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio

This Norton Critical Edition includes: fifty-five judiciously chosen stories from Wayne A. Rebhorn’s translation of The Decameron; introductory materials, explanatory footnotes and three maps; biographical works by Filippo Villani and Ludovico Dolce, along with literary studies by Francesco Petrarca, Andreas Capellanus and Boccaccio; and eleven critical essays, including those by Giuseppe Mazzotta, Millicent Marcus, Teodolinda Barolini, Susanne L. Wofford, Luciano Rossi and Richard Kuhns. Also included are a chronology and selected bibliography.
Wayne A. Rebhorn is the Celanese Centennial Professor of English at the University of Texas, where he teaches English, Italian, and comparative literature. His translation of Boccaccio’s Decameron won the 2014 PEN Center USA’s Literary Award for Translation. Wayne A. Rebhorn is the Celanese Centennial Professor of English at the University of Texas, where he teaches English, Italian, and comparative literature. His translation of Boccaccio’s Decameron won the 2014 PEN Center USA’s Literary Award for Translation.
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ISBN 13 9780393935622
ISBN 10 0393935620
Title The Decameron
Author Giovanni Boccaccio
Series Norton Critical Editions
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Year published 2015-03-11
Number of pages 560
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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