Title: Women, Enjoyment, and the Defense of Virtue in Boccaccio’s Decameron
Description: "This book analyses the role that storytelling plays in providing fictional women with "honest enjoyment" in Boccaccio's Decameron. As three men join the women in their search for entertainment through storytelling, challenges to their virtue inside and outside the narration enable subversive readings of Boccaccio's world and culture" --
Subjects: Boccaccio, giovanni, 1313-1375, Women in literature, Storytelling in literature, Virtue in literature, Decamerone (Boccaccio, Giovanni)