2. The Hygienic Justification

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1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 7
3. Preface 9
4. Abbreviations 15
5. 1. Medieval Attitudes toward Literary Pleasure 19
6. 2. The Hygienic Justification 39
7. 3. The Recreational Justification 90
8. 4. Some Literature for Solace 128
9. 5. From Plague to Pleasure 164
10. 6. The Decameron and Its Early Critics 205
11. Index of Sources 233
12. Index 235