‎VON SUPPE Franz‎
‎BOCCACCIO‎

‎Boccaccio and the Consolation of Literature‎

‎, Brepols, 2022 Hardback, approx. x + 216 pages, Size:152 x 229 mm, Language: English. ISBN 9780888442291.‎

‎Summary The reader of Boccaccio's voluminous writings, from the early Filocolo through the Decameron and to the later Epistles, cannot help but marvel at the pervasive engagement with the power and reach of consolation. Time and again, his protagonists suffer heartache and tribulation and seek comfort in the words of others or, significantly, in the reading of literature. These scenes are accompanied, tellingly, by the author's own declarations for the care and solace of his readers. Although scholars have long recognized its importance, this wide-ranging and multifaceted exploration of the consolatory value of literature has not received the attention it deserves. Boccaccio and the Consolation of Literature is the first sustained study of Boccaccio's consoling fictions as well as his reflections on the way literature can, and should, offer solace. Across five interlocking chapters, the book analyzes the affective, exemplary, and cognitive modes of consolation that mark the poet's works; but it also underlines the critical dialogue with the ancient and medieval traditions Boccaccio inherits. While his narratives introduce figures and tropes that expound Stoic, Boethian, and Dantesque views of consolation - calling to overcome sorrow through curbing the passions that lead to grief - Boccaccio repeatedly dramatizes the limits of these traditions. In laying bare these limits and inviting readers instead to find comfort in shared sorrow or in the active pursuit of worldly desires Boccaccio fashions a new vision of consolatio for the later Middle Ages.‎

‎Bokkachcho Dzhovanni. Dekameron. Tom 1. Leningrad. 1931/ Boccaccio Giovanni. D‎

‎"In Russian. Short description: Boccaccio Giovanni. Decameron. 1 [Text] / Giovanni Boccaccio; Translated by Alexander Veselovsky; With an introductory article by V.F. Shishmarev and a preface by P.S. Kogan; Title page by Alexey Ushin. - 4th edition. - [Leningrad]: Academia MCMXXXI 1931 (Printed at ""Leningrad Pravda"" Printing House). 18x12 cm. - (Treasures of World Literature). 1 [Text]. - 1931. - XXIX 595 p. 1 folded leaf. Portrait : ill. (Treasures of World Literature) Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUMS000935"‎

‎Decameròn preceduto dal Boccaccio di Julien Luchaire‎

‎Milano Longanesi 1969 In-8° (23x16 cm.), pp. 293; 778 (20), 124 illustrazioni originali di Guido Somarè, Prefazione di Giuseppe Prezzolini - Traduzione di Ginetta Vittorini, elegante brossura protetta da velina, in custodia cartonata senza cofanetto. 'Questa nuova edizione del Decameròn vuole soltanto offrire un testo accompagnato da squisite illustrazioni e da note intese a agevolarne le lettura: Anche la biografia del Boccaccio che precede le novelle serve a questo scopo: avvicinare finalmente la figura umana dello scrittore al pubblico moderno'.Collezione ' I Marmi' n. 57-58. Ottimo esemplare‎

‎Boccaccio D. Decameron ‎

‎Boccaccio D. Decameron / D. Boccaccio Translated by N. Lubimov (Library of World Literature). In Russian (ask us if in doubt)/Bokkachcho D. Dekameron / D. Bokkachcho Per. s it. N. Lyubimov.-il.-(Biblioteka Vsemirnoy Literatury).. Series: Library of World Literature. M Exmo 2011. 896 p. SKUalb28b9ce6044d73345.‎

‎Boccaccio D. Decameron in 2 volumes published by ACADEMIA In Russian (ask us i‎

‎Boccaccio D. Decameron in 2 volumes published by ACADEMIA In Russian (ask us if in doubt)/Bokkachcho D. Dekameron v 2-kh tomakh. Pechataetsya po izdaniyu ACADEMIA. Lada-M 1993. 496s. SKUalbaf0bca606c4b316e.‎