tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post5450458909677330830..comments2024-01-02T15:37:04.858-05:00Comments on Caravana de recuerdos: The Decameron #1/10Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-26011721150446231462009-11-14T18:05:18.755-05:002009-11-14T18:05:18.755-05:00Rebecca, it has continued to be very entertaining ...Rebecca, it has continued to be very entertaining throughout all of this week's stories. No worries there!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-72047378469786324632009-11-12T15:23:58.500-05:002009-11-12T15:23:58.500-05:00I'm so glad it has the reputation of being ent...I'm so glad it has the reputation of being entertaining -- and I hope it keeps proving to be so!!Rebecca Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062252252301802298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-51078703641029184622009-11-10T12:41:37.795-05:002009-11-10T12:41:37.795-05:00Way more people have heard of this than have actua...Way more people have heard of this than have actually read it all the way through, Sarah, so I wouldn't feel too bad about that. However, it has a reputation for being one of the most entertaining classics ever (so far, it's living up to the hype for me!). Thanks for the visit!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-1853415558613960182009-11-09T17:27:04.360-05:002009-11-09T17:27:04.360-05:00I've never heard of this (yes, there are giant...I've never heard of this (yes, there are giant holes in my lit knowledge...) but it sounds fascinating. I'm looking forward to further glimpses into the book. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-74438109557850260782009-11-09T11:53:04.603-05:002009-11-09T11:53:04.603-05:00Comparing Boccaccio and Chaucer should be fun, Emi...Comparing Boccaccio and Chaucer should be fun, Emily, esp. since I enjoy both authors but haven't read much of either in the last few years. Thanks for the great suggestion! As for your "macabre, but interesting" plague idea, I can only hope that you take that on as part of a reading challenge. Imagine the sorts of reviews you might inspire! All kidding aside, I'm super interested in seeing how important the plague is within the context of this work. And examining plague/quarantine descriptions comparatively would be quite interesting, I agree.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-49064625857099970972009-11-08T11:51:11.561-05:002009-11-08T11:51:11.561-05:00I've not read the Decameron except in fragment...I've not read the Decameron except in fragments in a Chaucer course in order to compare & contrast Chaucer's and Boccaccio's treatments of the same stories. (Speaking of that, if I recall correctly Bocaccio was Chaucer's source for the Griselda story (The Clerk's Tale), which might cast an interesting light on your argument for his proto-feminism. I think Chaucer's telling of that story is more woman-friendly, although VERY SUBTLY.) <br /><br />Anyway, I think the plague as backdrop is so fascinating, and I look forward to your thoughts as you progress. I'd like to do a project on literary depictions of plague and quarantine - compare Bocaccio's descriptions to Defoe's <em>Journal of a Plague Year</em> and Camus's <em>The Plague</em>, and so on. Macabre, but interesting! :-)Emilyhttp://www.eveningallafternoon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-54000574686541432812009-11-08T11:00:10.013-05:002009-11-08T11:00:10.013-05:00Although I'm tempted to kick Kristin to the cu...Although I'm tempted to kick <em>Kristin</em> to the curb at this point, Steph, maybe I'll give Undset another two chances while looking for my entertainment "balance" elsewhere. Excellent idea! In the meantime, I'm very curious to see where Boccaccio will lead me next with this storytelling stunt of his. Which is a good thing because I have 90 stories left! Cheers!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-44440214145941824052009-11-07T19:02:22.460-05:002009-11-07T19:02:22.460-05:00I am thinking humor will win out in the end, but I...I am thinking humor will win out in the end, but I've never tackled The Decameron (though I have read snippets of Dante's Inferno, which I know you're also intending to read!), so that's hardly an educated guess. I look forward to reading your thoughts on this one! Hopefully it will provide some balance against your Kristin L reading! ;)Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11477615688291798393noreply@blogger.com