Boccaccio's Human Comedy
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April 10, 2020-- This show is a recording of an online meeting that was held on Sunday April 5th, 2020. In this discussion professor Robert Harrison speaks on Boccaccio's Decameron, with particular emphasis on the following novelle: Second Day, story #5; Third Day, story #1 and story #10; Fourth Day, story #5; Fifth Day story #9; Sixth Day, story #1. Listeners are encouraged to read these novelle before listening to the show. Participating in this conversation are graduate students and faculty from the italian department at Stanford, as well as members of the wider Stanford community.
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