10 POLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOCCACCIO»
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boccaccio in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
boccaccio and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in Polish literature.
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Genealogy of the Pagan Gods: Books I-V. Volume I
This is the first volume of a projected three-volume set of Boccaccio’s complete Genealogy.
Giovanni Boccaccio, Jon Solomon, 2011
2
Boccaccio's Expositions on Dante's Comedy
In the fall of 1373, the city of Florence commissioned Giovanni Boccaccio to give lectures on Dante for the general population.
The more than 100 women whose life stories make up this volume range from the exemplary to the notorious, from historical and mythological figures to Renaissance contemporaries of its author, the master storyteller Giovanni Boccaccio.
Giovanni Boccaccio, Virginia Brown, 2003
4
Boccaccio and the Book: Production and Reading in Italy ...
Focusing on the physical structure and presentation of manuscripts and printed books containing texts by one of the most influential authors of the medieval period, Rhiannon Daniels traces the evolving social, cultural, and economic profile ...
5
Boccaccio's Naked Muse: Eros, Culture, and the Mythopoeic ...
Venturing outside the Decameron to the Latin works, and outside the usual textual and intertextual readings of Boccaccio to more broadly cultural and anthropological material, Boccaccio's Naked Muse offers fresh insights on this hugely ...
Tobias Foster Gittes, 2008
He emphasises the relationship between Decameron and the precocious vitality of Florentine culture in Boccaccio's time. He also discusses gender issues and the influence of the text particularly on Chaucer and the novel.
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Boccaccio's Heroines: Power and Virtue in Renaissance Society
In this cross disciplinary study of a seminal work of literature and its broader cultural impact, Franklin shows that the stories in Boccaccio's Famous Women were used to promote social ideologies in both Renaissance Tuscany and the ...
Margaret Ann Franklin, 2006
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Chaucer's Boccaccio: Sources for Troilus and the Knight's ...
"The notes are a model of economy... The introduction is quite superb... The volume as a whole is a worthy addition to a series which has already begun to establish high expectations.
Giovanni Boccaccio, Nicholas R. Havely, 1992
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Fabulous Vernacular: Boccaccio's Filocolo and the Art of ...
An exploration of Boccaccio's "Filocolo"--its cultural and historical context--and a defense against modern criticism
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Chaucer and the Early Writings of Boccaccio
Previous studies of the relationship between the work of the two poets have tended to consider Chaucer's borrowings without making a thorough study of the traditions which shaped the Italian writer's work.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOCCACCIO»
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VIFF 2015: Wondrous Boccaccio spins lush tales
The veteran Taviani brothers return for a tour of the Renaissance writer's oft-depicted Decameron. They don't go the degenerate Pasolini route but present two ... «Straight.com, Oct 15»
Rare Boccaccio manuscript at Florence Biennale
Among the rare works he is taking to the fair is a rare 15th century French translation of Boccaccio's De Casibus, a moral commentary on overcoming misfortune ... «antiquestradegazette.com, Sep 15»
Premio Boccaccio, è l'ora della premiazione con Massini, Vargas …
All'evento, organizzato dall'Associazione Letteraria Giovanni Boccaccio diretta da Simona Dei, sarà presente la giuria, presieduta da Sergio Zavoli e ... «gonews, Sep 15»
Zia Boccaccio recognized with TUMI Award
CEO and creative director for Alpaca International, Zia Boccaccio, will be recognized with the TUMI Award for excellence in business representing Maryland. «Juneau Empire, Aug 15»
Boccaccio arriva a Expo. E si porta dietro i prodotti tipici della Valdelsa
Boccaccio protagonista per un giorno, a Milano, nell'ambito degli eventi organizzati per “Expo 2015” dall'Associazione Nazionale Case della Memoria, ... «gonews, Aug 15»
Retiring magistrates use poetry to make a point
Hotelier Mrs Boccaccio went first, commenting: “Seventy, forced to retire but not quite ready. I cannot appeal and cannot sue.” Mrs Holyoake, a retired civil ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
In 'Wondrous Boccaccio,' 14th Century Tales of Love and Humor
For their latest, Wondrous Boccaccio, which screened in New York at the Tribeca Film Festival, the Tavianis adapted five stories from The Decameron, ... «Voice of America, Apr 15»
Tribeca Review: Toto and His Sisters and Wondrous Boccaccio
The mother of the three children at the center of Alexandre Nanău's Toto and His Sisters is in jail for dealing drugs, and early in the documentary, she's read a list ... «slantmagazine, Apr 15»
'Wondrous Boccaccio' Review: 2015 Tribeca Film Falls Flat
“Wondrous Boccaccio,” which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on Monday, is loosely based on Giovanni Boccaccio's classic “The Decameron.” The Paolo ... «International Business Times, Apr 15»
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Boccaccio's 14th century masterpiece has inspired artists for centuries, from Chaucer to Shakespeare and from Voltaire to Poe. His classic recounts how seven ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
