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FYSE1312A-F10

Boccaccio's Decameron

Narrating the World: Bocaccio's Decameron
The Decameron by the Italian writer Giovanni Boccaccio is a collection of stories ranging from the tragic to the comic, from the holy to the profane. In this course we will read Boccaccio’s short stories (novelle), discuss critical studies, analyze in depth the relationship of each novella to the whole work, and study the
Decameron using a variety of theoretical approaches. We will also compare the
Decameron with other famous collections such as Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and the Thousand and One Nights.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
92757
Subject Code:
FYSE
Course Number:
1312
Section Identifier:
A

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FYSE 1312

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Fall 2010

FYSE1312A-F10 Seminar (Mula)