The Decameron novels represent an increasingly complex society. Several disciplines were developing, especially medicine, philosophy, law and literature. Boccaccio, who studied law for six years as mandated by his father, was an expert in both the literary and legal fields. The Decameron provides exceptional evidence of his knowledge of the law as well as his legal practice. This article aims to explore the opposition of natural law and positive law as it emerges in the plot of the Decameron and in the short stories of Martellino (II, 1) and of Madonna Filippa (VI, 7). Law and Literature, Novel, Justice, Giovanni Boccaccio, Natural Law, Positive Law
Daniela Buccomino (2019). Between law and literature. Violations of legal rule in the Decameron. Madrid : Editorial Dykinson.
Between law and literature. Violations of legal rule in the Decameron
Daniela Buccomino
2019
Abstract
The Decameron novels represent an increasingly complex society. Several disciplines were developing, especially medicine, philosophy, law and literature. Boccaccio, who studied law for six years as mandated by his father, was an expert in both the literary and legal fields. The Decameron provides exceptional evidence of his knowledge of the law as well as his legal practice. This article aims to explore the opposition of natural law and positive law as it emerges in the plot of the Decameron and in the short stories of Martellino (II, 1) and of Madonna Filippa (VI, 7). Law and Literature, Novel, Justice, Giovanni Boccaccio, Natural Law, Positive LawI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
