Boccaccio and the Consolation of Literature - Zak Gur
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Boccaccio and the Consolation of Literature is een boek van Zak Gur. Deze editie wordt tweedehands aangeboden door 1 boekverkoper(s) uit Antwerpen. Voor meer info, bekijk de beschrijving van de beschikbare exemplaren verder op deze pagina.
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2022Uitgever: Brepols Publishers216 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0888442297ISBN-13: 9780888442291Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Summary The reader of Boccaccio's voluminous writings, from the early Filocolo through the Decameron and to the later Epistles, cannot help but marvel at the pervasive engagement with the power and reach of consolation. Time and again, his protagonists suffer heartache and tribulation and seek comfort in the words of others or, significantly, in the reading of literature. These scenes are accompanied, tellingly, by the author's own declarations for the care and solace of his readers. Although scholars have...
