Authors: Nicholas R. Havely, Giovanni Boccaccio, N. R. Havely
ISBN-13: 9780859913492, ISBN-10: 085991349X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer, Limited
Date Published: March 1992
Edition: REVISED
'The notes are a model of economy... The introduction is quite superb... The volume as a whole is a worthy addition to a series which has already begun to establish high expectations.' TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPLEMEN&Tgrave;It reminds us just how good Boccaccio is.' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENTChaucer made extensive use of Boccacio's romances as a basis for his major works, and any analysis of his handling of his sources must depend on a knowledge of the Italian poet's work.