Boccaccio's fabliaux :

Brown, Katherine Adams, 1978-

Boccaccio's fabliaux : medieval short stories and the function of reversal / Katherine A. Brown. - 1 online resource (236 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Fabliaux reversals and La Grue -- The Fabliaux in context: BNF fr. 2173 -- Medieval story collections and framing devices -- Boccaccio's Fabliaux: transmission and transformation of the Fabliaux to the Decameron -- Conclusion.

Provides a new and provocative interpretation of the relationship between medieval French fabliaux and Boccaccio's Decameron, examining their formal similarities.

9780813048666 (e-book)


Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375. Decamerone.
Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375 --Criticism and interpretation.


Fabliaux--History and criticism.
Poetry--Early works to 1800.


Electronic books.

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