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Boccaccio's fabliaux : medieval short stories and the function of reversal /

Provides a new and provocative interpretation of the relationship between medieval French fabliaux and Boccaccio's Decameron, examining their formal similarities.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Brown, Katherine Adams, 1978-
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2014]
Subjects:	Boccaccio, Giovanni, > 1313-1375. > Decamerone. Boccaccio, Giovanni, > 1313-1375 > Criticism and interpretation. Fabliaux > History and criticism. Poetry > Early works to 1800. Electronic books.
Online Access:	An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of Contents:

Introduction
Fabliaux reversals and La Grue
The Fabliaux in context: BNF fr. 2173
Medieval story collections and framing devices
Boccaccio's Fabliaux: transmission and transformation of the Fabliaux to the Decameron
Conclusion.