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FYSE1312A-F19

Boccaccio's Decameron

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 seminar 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):
92508
Subject Code:
FYSE
Course Number:
1312
Section Identifier:
A

Course

FYSE 1312

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Fall 2019

FYSE1312A-F19 Seminar (Mula)