Boccaccio and the Book - Production and Reading in Italy 1340-1520

Informationen zum Autor Rhiannon Daniels Klappentext As a new digital era increasingly impacts on the 'age of print'! we are ever more conscious of the way in which information is packaged and received. The influence of the material form on the reading process was no less important during the gradual shift from manuscript to early print culture. Zusammenfassung This book is collections of essays on Italian literature, language, history, culture, politics, art, and media during 1340–1520. It discusses the Boccaccio's assumption within the text of the Teseida, Decameron and De mulieribus. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction 2. Authorship! Publication and the Importance of Materiality 3. Teseida 4. Decameron 5. De mulieribus claris 6. Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Rhiannon Daniels, Daniels Rhiannon
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.06.2009
• EAN: 9781906540494
• ISBN: 978-1-906540-49-4
• No. of pages: 242
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Italian, Italy, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval