Boccaccio’s Decameron and the Ciceronian Renaissance

Author Michaela Paasche Grudin: Michaela Paasche Grudin is Professor Emerita at Lewis and Clark College, USA. Author Robert Grudin: Robert Grudin is Professor Emeritus at the University of Oregon, USA.

Preface Introduction: Cicero and the Decameron Ingegno: The Individual and Authority: Decameron Day I Ingegno: Wit as the Soul of Action: Day II Ingegno: Wit as Misdirection and Iconoclasm: Day III Reason's Debt to Passion: Day IV The Shock of Recognition: Day V Misrule and Inspiration: Day VI Valley of Ingegno: Day VII Boccaccio's Ship of Fools: Day VIII Truth, Lie and Eloquence: Day IX The Ciceronian Synthesis and 'Author's Conclusion:' Day X The Decameron and Italian Culture Bibliography