Chaucer, Boccaccio, and the Debate of Love: A Comparative Study of the Decameron and the Canterbury Tales
Subjects:
Boccaccio, Giovanni--1313-1375--Decamerone,
Chaucer, Geoffrey--d. 1400--Canterbury tales,
Debate poetry--History and criticism,
Literature, Comparative--English (Middle) and Italian,
Literature, Comparative--Italian and English (Middle),
Love in literature,
Storytelling in literature
In this study, Thompson explores the links between the two most popular collections of medieval narrative. Looking at the Decameron and the Canterbury Tales in their entirety, Thompson reveals many surprising similarities--ranging from the way they discuss fiction to their treatment of it--which have, until now, remained unnoticed.