Boccaccio the Philosopher
An Epistemology of the Decameron
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Beschreibung
This book explores the tangled relationship between literary production and epistemological foundation as exemplified in one of the masterpieces of Italian literature. Filippo Andrei argues that Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron has a significant though concealed engagement with philosophy, and that the philosophical implications of its narratives can be understood through an epistemological approach to the text. He analyzes the influence of Dante, Petrarch, Thomas Aquinas, Aristotle, and other classical and medieval thinkers on Boccaccio's attitudes towards ethics and knowledge-seeking. Beyond providing an epistemological reading of the Decameron, this book also evaluates how a theoretical reflection on the nature of rhetoric and poetic imagination can ultimately elicit a theory of knowledge.
Offers knowledge and analysis for a wide range of scholars including philosophers, postcolonial scholars, literary medievalists, and those interested in comparative literature
Complicates Boccaccio’s famed Decameron through a comprehensive analysis of the work’s philosophical implications
Connects Boccaccio to a wider discussion about the history of literature, philosophy, and epistemology particularly within a medieval context
Offers knowledge and analysis for a wide range of scholars including philosophers, postcolonial scholars, literary medievalists, and those interested in comparative literature Complicates Boccaccio’s famed Decameron through a comprehensive analysis of the work’s philosophical implications Connects Boccaccio to a wider discussion about the history of literature, philosophy, and epistemology particularly within a medieval context Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Filippo Andrei
Themen in »Boccaccio the Philosopher«
exemplum tradition Genealogie deorum gentilium Neo-Platonic epistemology Boccaccio's theories on knowledge acquisition Second Day of the Decameron and Dante's Commedia Connection between rhetoric and knowledge Boccaccio and rhetoric Ethics in the Decameron medieval concept of honesty Influence of Thomas Aquinas on Boccaccio Influence of Aristotle on Boccaccio Natural Law, Thomistic ethics, and the Decameron Boccaccio's attitude towards philosophy Influence of Petrarch on Boccaccio Elegia di Costanza