{"product_id":"adventures-in-speech-pier-massimo-forni-9780812233384","title":"Adventures in Speech","description":"\u003cp\u003eSelected by \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e magazine as an Outstanding Academic Book for 1996 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eDecameron\u003c\/i\u003e is a narrative account of a situation in which narration takes place-a collection of one hundred stories set within a larger story. As a group of young men and women fleeing the plague trade stories to pass the time of crisis, storytelling occurs in a social context that allows for comment upon the tales by the tellers themselves, in a setting that elicits one story in return for another. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his close and original analysis, Pier Massimo Forni uses the notion of rhetoric as a guiding principle for a critical assessment of the \u003ci\u003eDecameron\u003c\/i\u003e. He explores the discursive tools with which the narrators connect the contents of their stories to their audience's environment, and goes on to argue that the book is significantly marked by Boccaccio's habit of exploring the narrative potential of rhetorical forms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy showing how the\u003ci\u003e Decameron\u003c\/i\u003e marks a new stage in the development of vernacular realism, Forni also charts a new course in Boccaccio criticism. Viewing the cultural and rhetorical context of the medieval masterpiece from a fresh perspective, he offers intriguing insights into the functioning of Boccaccio's narrative. \u003ci\u003eAdventures in Speech\u003c\/i\u003e maps the cognitive poetic processes that rule the complex authorial network of relationships involving speech, event, received culture, and narrative objects.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pier Massimo Forni\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0812233387\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812233384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/29\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 6.38w x 0.69d","brand":"Pier Massimo Forni","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44057346638079,"sku":"9780812233384","price":84.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5529e8a7-e673-4dfd-8cca-129969f57655.jpg?v=1685046451","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/adventures-in-speech-pier-massimo-forni-9780812233384","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}