Decameron and the Philosophy of Storytelling: Author as Midwife and Pimp by Kuhns, Richard - 2005

Columbia University Press, 2005. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Columbia University Press, 2005. Hard cover. Good/No jacket. Signed to Virginia and Martin Davis, the Mathematician Jacket is shelf worn and rubbed with a small closed tear near the bottom edge of the hinge. The top and bottom edges of the spine are creased and bumped. The corners of the cover are slightly dented. The spine is chipped. Binding is tight and inside is clean and unmarked.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Hardback. New. Kuhns approaches Decameronfrom a variety of literary, philosophical, and historical perspectives. He argues that Decameroncontains a theory of storytelling and reveals the ways in which Decameron'scomic and sexual elements lead into philosophical debate and moral argument. Kuhns also suggests that Decameronis one of the first self-conscious creations of a "total work of art."

Columbia Univ Pr, 2005. Hardcover. New. illustrated edition. 208 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches.