Boccaccio Defends Literature

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By Brenda Deen Schildgen

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This book unveils Boccaccio’s defence of literature against claims of immorality by showcasing how both pagan and Christian literary works serve to heal, console, and provoke thoughtfulness.

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Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction

1. The Genealogy of the Gods Books 14 and 15 and the Defence of Poetry
2. Petrarch versus Boccaccio on Poetry
3. Defensio and Laudatio: Boccaccio and the Poetry of Others
4. The Decameron in Dialogue with the Genealogy of the Gods: How the Decameron Defends Vernacular Prose Fiction - Part 1
5. The Decameron in Dialogue with the Genealogy of the Gods: How the Decameron Defends Vernacular Prose Fiction - Part 2
   Conclusion
   Appendix: Comic Tales in the Decameron
   Notes
   Bibliography
   Index