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- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgments vii
- A Note on the Translations and Editions xi
- Introduction 1
- 1. Universal Myths of Origin: Boccaccio and the Golden Age Motif 24
- 2. Local Myths of Origin: The Birth of the City and the Self 77
- 3. The Myth of a New Beginning: Boccaccio’s Palingenetic Paradise 141
- 4. The Myth of Historical Foresight: Babel and Beyond 210
- Notes 243
- Works Consulted 329
- Index 347
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgments vii
- A Note on the Translations and Editions xi
- Introduction 1
- 1. Universal Myths of Origin: Boccaccio and the Golden Age Motif 24
- 2. Local Myths of Origin: The Birth of the City and the Self 77
- 3. The Myth of a New Beginning: Boccaccio’s Palingenetic Paradise 141
- 4. The Myth of Historical Foresight: Babel and Beyond 210
- Notes 243
- Works Consulted 329
- Index 347