Storytelling As Plague Prevention In Medieval And Early Modern Italy: The Decameron Tradition (Routledge Studies In Medieval Literature And Culture)

Through close readings of five Italian collections of novellas written over a 500-year period, Martin Marafioti explores the literary tradition of storytelling, and particularly its efficacy as a prophylactic tool following traumatic visitations from the plague. The texts examined include Giovanni Boccaccio's 'Decameron', which provides the framework for later authors; Franco Sacchetti's 'Trecento Novelle'; Giovanni Sercambi's 'Novelliere'; Celio Malespini's 'Duecento Novelle'; and Francesco Argelati's 'Decamerone'.

• | Author: Martin Marafioti
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Dec 19, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 154 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/LITERARY CRITICISM
• | ISBN-10: 1409406415
• | ISBN-13: 9781409406419