Wonderful talk. Just finished The Decameron for the second time: the first was decades ago. I'm old now and appreciated it in deeper ways - and loved it before.
Rethinking social and economic ties Is it not just overthinking to say its rethinking society. Can we not just say they're bawdy stories (i guess that in itself provides agency to women?) Writing about Fortuna. Drawing her
Wonderful talk.
Just finished The Decameron for the second time: the first was decades ago. I'm old now and appreciated it in deeper ways - and loved it before.
Thought provoking !! Phenomenally insightful.
Thanks! So glad to hear you enjoyed the presentation ❤️
Brilliant (sparklingly intelligent) & in these times "Every[person] I go with thee and be thy guide, & in thy most need be by thy side". THANK YOU! :)
Great video!! The amount of “ah” full words was painful, though. Nonetheless, thank you very much for putting this out.
Rethinking social and economic ties
Is it not just overthinking to say its rethinking society. Can we not just say they're bawdy stories (i guess that in itself provides agency to women?)
Writing about Fortuna. Drawing her
this is a great lecture. having seen Piere Pablo Passolins's Decameron, this lecture adds whole other dimension to what life would have been back then
To you, a woman, he may be something as is any man.
But to me the tremendous genius he is washed up