Decameron Third Day in Perspective

Francesco Ciabattoni is an associate professor of Italian at Georgetown University. Pier Massimo Forni is a professor of Italian literature at Johns Hopkins University.

• Introduction – Pier Massimo Forni and Francesco CiabattoniThe Tale of  Masetto da Lamporecchio (III.1) – Massimo CiavolellaThe Tale of the King and the Groom (III.2) – Elsa FilosaThe Tale of the Gentlewoman, the Gallant Man and the Friar (III.3) – Stefano GuliziaThe Tale of Fra Puccio (III.4) – Jelena TodorovićThe Tale of Zima (III.5) – Alessandro VettoriThe Tale of Ricciardo and Catella (III.6) – Myriam Swennen RuthenbergThe Tale of  Tedaldo degli Elisei (III.7) – Susanna BarsellaThe Tale of Ferondo’s Purgatory (III. 8) – Martin EisnerThe Tale of Giletta di Narbona (III.9) – Anthony CassellThe Tale of Alibech (III.10) – Steven Grossvogel

‘The volume offers a rich array of methodological approaches, including those based on allegory, historicist perception, and economic history. Ultimately these approaches are successful and offer unique vantage points on the tales of Day Three.’- Brandon K. Essary (Annali d'Italianistica Vol 33:2015)