ITALIJANSKA KNJIŽEVNOST II

After successfully compleating the course, the student will be able to: 1. Interpret the genesis, genre, theme, language and stylistic features of Boccaccios Decameron. 2. Interpret two aspects of medieval culture by comparing Dantes Divine Comedy and Boccaccios Decameron. 3. Explain the relationship between the "frame", short stories and authors voice in Boccaccios Decameron. 4. Explain the relationship between Decameron and other "framed tales" written before and after the publishing of Boccaccios work. 5. Reconstruct the reception of the Decameron througout the centuries.