Boccaccio, Chaucer, and Stories for an Uncertain World
Agency in the Decameron and the Canterbury Tales
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Publisher Description
A comparative study of Boccaccio's Decameron and Chaucer's Canterbury Tales that explores the differences and similarities between the worlds that are portrayed by each text, with a focus on the strategies and limits of personal agency, and the significance and social dynamics of story-telling.
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