ENGL 221 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Certaldo, Latin Literature
6 Feb 2018
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Study q#1: based on the two tales you have read, do you agree with. Boccaccio"s decameron being de ned as a human comedy in opposition to. Variety of styles, irony, and author"s detachment from the matter he is dealing with. There is no ideal world here: boccaccio accepts reality as it is. Unlike dante, this order in decameron is not transcendental but is given by human intelligence and ability. Human intelligence and ability go together with continuous ghting for survival (individual is alone on front of chance) => boccaccio expresses the social cynicism of the last stage of the. Florentine commune, when the excess of capitalism had altered all social values. Giovanni lived there up until 1341 leading a. Dolce vita while working for the powerful florentine bankers bardi. Readings: latin literature, history, french poetry, and chivalric novels: love poetry for fiammetta (= maria d" aquino, an illegitimate daughter of the king of.
