Law and Mimesis in Boccaccios Decameron: Realism on Trial Steinberg Justin

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Law and Mimesis in Boccaccio's Decameron - Justin Steinberg Justin Steinberg's field-defining work on Boccaccio's Decameron shows how historical changes in the prosecution of crime profoundly influenced literary realism. Arguing that the Decameron's trials respond to a crisis in verisimilitude, the book engages scholars and students of medieval and early modern studies, literary theory and legal h...