Boccaccio's fabliaux medieval short stories and the function of reversal
The Old French fabliaux are humourous short stories from the 13th century that resemble some of the most memorable tales in Giovanni Boccaccio's 'Decameron' (1348-1351). Yet their humour and ostensible frivolity conceal a serious challenge to didactic literature. A century later, Bocc...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Gainesville
University Press of Florida
2014, [2014]©2014
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | The Old French fabliaux are humourous short stories from the 13th century that resemble some of the most memorable tales in Giovanni Boccaccio's 'Decameron' (1348-1351). Yet their humour and ostensible frivolity conceal a serious challenge to didactic literature. A century later, Boccaccio used these types of tales to promote the openness of literary interpretation as a choice for the reader. This study shows that the fabliaux had a greater influence on the 'Decameron' than has previously been recognised |
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| Physical Description: | 226 pages |
| ISBN: | 9780813050034 |