
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 |
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