Boccaccio, Chaucer, And Stories For An Uncertain World: Agency In The Decameron And The Canterbury Tales (Oxford Studies In Medieval Literature And Culture)
Boccaccio, Chaucer, And Stories For An Uncertain World: Agency In The Decameron And The Canterbury Tales (Oxford Studies In Medieval Literature And Culture)
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.