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

by N.S. Thompson

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198123787
• ISBN13: 9780198123781
• Release Date: November 1996
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.0"