Reconsidering Boccaccio

Reconsidering Boccaccio explores the exceptional social, geographic, and intellectual range of the Florentine writer Giovanni Boccaccio, his dialogue with voices and traditions that surrounded him, and the way that his legacy illuminates the interconnectivity of numerous cultural networks.

Olivia Holmes is a professor of English and Medieval Studies in the Department of English and the Center for Medieval Studies and Renaissance at Binghamton University.
Stewart Dana :

Dana E. Stewart is an associate professor of Italian and Medieval Studies in the Department of Romance Languages and the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Binghamton University.

"This is a learned and provocative set of essays that should interest any scholar working in early modern European or Mediterranean studies."

David G. Lummus, University of Notre Dame:

"This collection of essays, which moves from the close examination of Boccaccio’s own manuscript of the Decameron to the larger social and legal contextualization of his works to their reception in Renaissance Europe, will prove a valuable point of reference to students and scholars of Boccaccio for years to come."

Guyda Armstrong, Department of Italian Studies, University of Manchester :

"Reconsidering Boccaccio is a substantial miscellany volume, featuring several extremely impressive contributors. Engaged with critical concerns beyond the narrow field of Boccaccio and source studies, Reconsidering Boccaccio will be of interest to scholars of comparative medieval French and Italian studies. With a focus on gender, particularly as it relates to women’s contributions to production and reception, Reconsidering Boccaccio also explores the importance of feminist response to Boccaccio’s work, and implicitly advances an argument for renewed attention."