Storytelling As Plague Prevention in Medieval and Early Modern Italy - The Decameron Tradition

Summary

Through close readings of five Italian collections of novellas written over a 500-year period, Martin Marafioti explores the literary tradition of storytelling, and particularly its efficacy as a prophylactic tool following traumatic visitations from the plague. The texts examined include Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron, which provides the framework

Product details

• Authors: Martin Marafioti
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2020
• EAN: 9780367667283
• ISBN: 978-0-367-66728-3
• No. of pages: 138
• Series: Routledge Studies in Medieval Literature and Culture
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; History, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, History of Medicine