Chaucer, Boccaccio, and the Debate of Love: A Comparative Study of the Decameron and the Canterbury Tales [Hardcover]

N. S. Thompson (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0198123787 | ISBN-13: 978-0198123781 | Publication Date: November 28, 1996

In this study, Thompson explores the links between the two most popular collections of medieval narrative. Looking at the Decameron and the Canterbury Tales in their entirety, Thompson reveals many surprising similarities--ranging from the way they discuss fiction to their treatment of it--which have, until now, remained unnoticed.

Editorial Reviews

Review

he makes a significant contribution to medieval studies. / Peter G. Beidler, Medium Aevum, LXVI.2

`The analogies between the two authors are striking, and well illustrated. The style is clear, the translations provided ... adequate ... and the footnotes copious and arranged conveniently at the end of each chapter ... interesting and ambitious book.' Times Literary Supplement

`concise contextualization is one of the main virtues of this book ... The close reading and comparison of individual tales and groups of tales is mostly cogent and well balanced ... this is a useful, engaging, and often eloquent work that should help both industrious students and busy professors of medieval studies to clarify, if not to resolve, one of Chaucer's most enduring and labyrinthine 'enigmas'.' Nick Havely, University of York, MLR, vol 93, no 4, 1998

About the Author

N. S. Thompson is at Christ Church, Oxford.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 368 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (November 28, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198123787
• ISBN-13: 978-0198123781
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,283,215 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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