The Decameron Contributor(s): Boccaccio, Giovanni (Author), Rebhorn, Wayne A. (Editor), Rebhorn, Wayne A. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0393935620 ISBN-13: 9780393935622 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $26.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - Italian |
Dewey: 853.1 |
LCCN: 2015010082 |
Lexile Measure: 1500 |
Series: Norton Critical Editions |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.6" W x 9.2" (0.95 lbs) 560 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Italy |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Winner of the 2014 PEN USA Literary Award for Translation This Norton Critical Edition includes: - Fifty-five judiciously chosen stories from Wayne A. Rebhorn's translation of The Decameron. - Introductory materials and explanatory footnotes by Wayne A. Rebhorn, along with three maps. - Biographical works by Filippo Villani and Ludovico Dolce along with literary studies by Francesco Petrarca, Andreas Capellanus, and Boccaccio. - Eleven critical essays, including those by Giuseppe Mazzotta, Millicent Marcus, Teodolinda Barolini, Susanne L. Wofford, Luciano Rossi, and Richard Kuhns. - A Chronology and a Selected Bibliography. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rebhorn, Wayne A.: - Wayne A. Rebhorn is the Celanese Centennial Professor of English at the University of Texas, where he teaches English, Italian, and comparative literature. He lives in Austin, Texas. |