Law and Mimesis in Boccaccio's Decameron Realism on Trial |
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| Author:
| Steinberg, Justin |
| ISBN: | 978-1-316-51274-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2023 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $39.99 |
Book Description:
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Justin Steinberg's field-defining work on Boccaccio's Decameron shows how historical changes in the prosecution of crime profoundly influenced literary realism. Arguing that the Decameron's trials respond to a crisis in verisimilitude, the book engages scholars and students of medieval and early modern studies, literary theory and legal history.
Justin Steinberg's field-defining work on Boccaccio's Decameron shows how historical changes in the prosecution of crime profoundly influenced literary realism. Arguing that the Decameron's trials respond to a crisis in verisimilitude, the book engages scholars and students of medieval and early modern studies, literary theory and legal history.