{"product_id":"the-decameron-sixth-day-in-david-lummus-9781487508715","title":"The Decameron Sixth Day in Perspective","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Sixth Day of Giovanni Boccaccio's \u003ci\u003eDecameron\u003c\/i\u003e marks a new beginning. Its first story is the structural centre of the one hundred tales and signals the start of the day's reflection on the power of the word as the fundamental building block of human communication. This collection gathers together readings of each of the ten stories in Day Six of the \u003ci\u003eDecameron\u003c\/i\u003e - the shortest of the entire work. Featuring a diverse group of literary scholars whose expertise is not limited to Boccaccio studies, the collection offers both comprehensive accounts of the tales and new interpretations of their significance. A major contribution to the study of the \u003ci\u003eDecameron\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eit will also serve as an excellent starting point for new readers of Boccaccio's masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe readings demonstrate how Boccaccio engaged in rethinking or elaborating on the heritage of Western literature and thought, including the Bible; the works of Dante; the Roman literary, rhetorical, and legal tradition; the writings of the Church Fathers; and the ideas of scholastic theologians. These \u003ci\u003electurae\u003c\/i\u003e employ a range of methodologies that account for both historical and theoretical issues in their engagement with Boccaccio's poetic and ethical project in the \u003ci\u003eDecameron\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Lummus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487508719\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487508715\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/22\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2022","brand":"David Lummus","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43982401405183,"sku":"9781487508715","price":79.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8c327a70-08b5-47ea-abb3-d0a544a3e914.jpg?v=1683260947","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-decameron-sixth-day-in-david-lummus-9781487508715","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}