Andrei, Filippo. Boccaccio the Philosopher : An Epistemology of the Decameron / [electronic resource] : / by Filippo Andrei.. — 1st ed. 2017.. — XI, 259 p. : online resource. — (The New Middle Ages). - The New Middle Ages .

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Анотація:
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.   .

ISBN: 9783319651156

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-319-65115-6 doi

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Literature, Medieval.
European literature.
Epistemology.
Medieval philosophy.
Medieval Literature.
European Literature.
Epistemology.
Medieval Philosophy.

LC Class. No.: PN661-694

Dewey Class. No.: 809.02