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Boccaccio´s Decameron and the Ciceronian Renaissance demonstrates that Boccaccio´s puzzling masterpiece takes on organic consistency when viewed as an early modern adaptation of a pre-Christian, humanistic vision.

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Preface Introduction: Cicero and the Decameron Ingegno: The Individual and Authority: Decameron Day I Ingegno: Wit as the Soul of Action: Day II Ingegno: Wit as Misdirection and Iconoclasm: Day III Reason´s Debt to Passion: Day IV The Shock of Recognition: Day V Misrule and Inspiration: Day VI Valley of Ingegno: Day VII Boccaccio´s Ship of Fools: Day VIII Truth, Lie and Eloquence: Day IX The Ciceronian Synthesis and ´Author´s Conclusion:´ Day X The Decameron and Italian Culture Bibliography

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"Boccaccio scholars and all readers interested in the Decameron who are tempted to dismiss this study for its title´s last words - the Ciceronian Renaissance in the Decameron - should take heed: This substantial volume by Michaela Paasche and Robert Grudin, a wife and husband team of scholars, succeeds in offering what many other studies of comparable length have failed to do, namely, a comprehensive analysis of Boccaccio´s masterpiece in its entirety from a novel perspective, which is appealing and which explains many challenging elements of Boccaccio´s masterpiece." - Annali d´Italianistica

"By exposing Boccaccio´s debt to Cicero, Grudin and Grudin offer a fresh and thought-provoking contribution to Decameron studies." - Speculum

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Author Michaela Paasche Grudin: Michaela Paasche Grudin is Professor Emerita at Lewis and Clark College, USA. Author Robert Grudin: Robert Grudin is Professor Emeritus at the University of Oregon, USA.

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