The Elegy of Lady Fiammetta

by Giovanni Boccaccio

Book Overview

A milestone in feminist literature, this marvelous European romance, narrated by a woman, is considered the first psychological novel in a modern language and a precursor of stream-of-consciousness fiction. Written by Giovanni Boccaccio between 1343 and 1345, The Elegy has never before been available in a complete or accurate English translation.

Lady Fiammetta, the first-person narrator and protagonist, recounts how, although a married woman,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226062767
• ISBN13: 9780226062761
• Release Date: November 1990
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"