Description
This Norton Critical Edition includes: fifty-five judiciously chosen stories from Wayne A. Rebhorn's translation of The Decameron; introductory materials, explanatory footnotes and three maps; biographical works by Filippo Villani and Ludovico Dolce, along with literary studies by Francesco Petrarca, Andreas Capellanus and Boccaccio; and eleven critical essays, including those by Giuseppe Mazzotta, Millicent Marcus, Teodolinda Barolini, Susanne L. Wofford, Luciano Rossi and Richard Kuhns. Also included are a chronology and selected bibliography.
About the Author
Wayne A. Rebhorn is the Celanese Centennial Professor of English at the University of Texas, where he teaches English, Italian, and comparative literature. His translation of Boccaccio's Decameron won the 2014 PEN Center USA's Literary Award for Translation. Wayne A. Rebhorn is the Celanese Centennial Professor of English at the University of Texas, where he teaches English, Italian, and comparative literature. His translation of Boccaccio's Decameron won the 2014 PEN Center USA's Literary Award for Translation.
Book Information
ISBN 9780393935622
Author Giovanni Boccaccio
Format Paperback
Page Count 560
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 402g
Dimensions(mm) 236mm * 142mm * 15mm
About the Author
Wayne A. Rebhorn is the Celanese Centennial Professor of English at the University of Texas, where he teaches English, Italian, and comparative literature. His translation of Boccaccio's Decameron won the 2014 PEN Center USA's Literary Award for Translation. Wayne A. Rebhorn is the Celanese Centennial Professor of English at the University of Texas, where he teaches English, Italian, and comparative literature. His translation of Boccaccio's Decameron won the 2014 PEN Center USA's Literary Award for Translation.
Book Information
ISBN 9780393935622
Author Giovanni Boccaccio
Format Paperback
Page Count 560
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 402g
Dimensions(mm) 236mm * 142mm * 15mm
