| The Italian Novella Contributor(s): Allaire, Gloria (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415937256 ISBN-13: 9780415937252 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2002 Annotation: The novella was an important medieval and Renaissance prose narrative form that developed out of "exempla" and didactic literature and contributed to modern narrative forms. This is the first collection of essays dedicated to comprehensive scholarship on the Italian novella. The essays range from work on the "Decameron," the epitome of the genre, to studies of sixteenth century authors who often utilized transgressive or sexual themes in their novellas. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - Italian |
| Dewey: 853.009 |
| LCCN: 2002069666 |
| Series: Garland Medieval Casebooks |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6.04" W x 9.46" (1.01 lbs) 242 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Italy |
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| Publisher Description: First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. |