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Language: en
Pages: 226
Authors: David Wallace
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Type: BOOK - Published: 1985 - Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd

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David Wallace's examination of the aims and literary affiliations of Boccaccio's early writings provides an indispensable preface to and context for an informed
Chaucer's Decameron and the Origin of the Canterbury Tales
Language: en
Pages: 294
Authors: Frederick M. Biggs
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017 - Publisher: Boydell & Brewer

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A major and original contribution to the debate as to Chaucer's use and knowledge of Boccaccio, finding a new source for the "Shipman's Tale". A possible direct
Chaucer and Petrarch
Language: en
Pages: 252
Authors: William T. Rossiter
Categories: Literary Criticism
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First full study of Chaucer's readings and translations of Petrarch suggests a far greater influence than has hitherto been accepted.
Chaucer's Boccaccio
Language: en
Pages: 238
Authors: Giovanni Boccaccio
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`The notes are a model of economy... The introduction is quite superb... The volume as a whole is a worthy addition to a series which has already begun to estab
The Yale Companion to Chaucer
Language: en
Pages: 436
Authors: Seth Lerer
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A collection of essays on Chaucer's poetry, this guide provides up-to-date information on the history and textual contexts of Chaucer's work, on the ranges of c