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Boccaccio's Naked Muse

Boccaccio's Naked Muse
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Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Total Pages : 385
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ISBN-10 : 9780802092045
ISBN-13 : 0802092047
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Book Synopsis Boccaccio's Naked Muse by : Tobias Foster Gittes

Download or read book Boccaccio's Naked Muse written by Tobias Foster Gittes and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Venturing outside the Decameron to the Latin works, and outside the usual textual and intertextual readings of Boccaccio to more broadly cultural and anthropological material, Boccaccio's Naked Muse offers fresh insights on this hugely significant literary figure.


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