Title: Los viajes de Pampinea
Description: Using the character of Pampinea from Boccaccio's Decameron, these papers explore Spanish literature, especially the novella of the seventeenth century, but also books about travel. The organizers have focused on four areas: Boccaccio; translations into Castilian Spanish; the novella and its presence in the Spanish literature; and the seventeenth century novella, which owes so much to the Italian.
Subjects: Spanish fiction, History and criticism, Spanish literature, Italian fiction, Influence, Novelle, Italian Short stories
People: Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375)
Time periods: Classical period, 1500-1700, 17th century