Chaucer's Boccaccio: Sources for Troilus and the Knight's and Franklin's Tales

by Nicholas R. Havely

Overview

The notes are a model of economy... The introduction is quite superb... The volume as a whole is a worthy addition to a series which has already begun to establish high expectations. TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT

Chaucer made extensive use of Boccacio's romances as a basis for his major works, and any analysis of his handling of his sources must depend on a knowledge of the Italian poet's work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780859913492
Publisher:	BOYDELL & BREWER INC
Publication date:	01/01/1980
Series:	ISSN , #5
Edition description:	REVISED
Pages:	231
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x (d)

Editorial Reviews

‘His Filostrato has far more energy and subtlety than the R.K. Gordon version; it reminds us just how good Boccaccio is.

THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT

'His Filostrato has far more energy and subtlety than the R.K. Gordon version; it reminds us just how good Boccaccio is.' THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT

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