{"product_id":"the-decameron-ninth-day-in-perspective-hardcover","title":"The Decameron Ninth Day in Perspective - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSimone Marchesi\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eSusanna Barsella\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Ninth Day of Giovanni Boccaccio's \u003ci\u003eDecameron\u003c\/i\u003e is significant both for numerological and structural reasons. Whether we consider the \u003ci\u003eDecameron\u003c\/i\u003e as reproducing an itinerary toward the attainment of virtue or following other possible interpretive schematics, Day Nine remains a liminal moment of pause before the inception of the final stories dedicated to the highest civic virtues of liberality and magnificence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection is composed of extensive and rigorous essays by leading experts in the field of Boccaccio studies and medieval literature, shedding new critical light on the Ninth Day. The volume incorporates a multitude of disciplinary perspectives including literary studies, visual arts, political history, and gender studies. Taking a holistic approach, the contributors to the volume trace the dense and multi-layered web of interrelations between the narrative units and the rest of the \u003ci\u003eDecameron\u003c\/i\u003e. Connections between individual stories are highlighted and interactions between Day Nine and its counterparts in the book are analysed. In doing so, \u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003eDecameron \u003ci\u003e Ninth Day in Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e synthesizes existing scholarship but also opens up new horizons for future work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimone Marchesi\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of French and Italian at Princeton University. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSusanna Barsella\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of Italian at the Modern Languages and Literatures Department and the Center for Medieval Studies at Fordham University\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.2 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 16, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47335827407097,"sku":"9781487540494","price":136.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/cG8rL3VZWHBwRjg1eDNmK1h1ejVkZz09.webp?v=1769663737","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-decameron-ninth-day-in-perspective-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}