Cover 1
Title Page, Copyright 2
Contents 8
Introduction 12
I. The Problem of Translation: Liberty or Servitude 30
II. The Tragical and Sentimental Tales 49
I. History 80
II. Character and Characterization 93
III. Theme 111
IV. Style 139
I. The Theatre du monde: A Prologue 164
II. The Reversal of Order in the Histoires tragiques 181
III. The Histoires prodigieuses: An Epilogue 212
Part Four. A Tragic World in Search of Salvation 220
List of Works Cited 254
Back Cover 263
Publisher:The University of North Carolina Press,Published:2018,ISBN:9781469642871,Related ISBN:9780807892107,Language:English,OCLC:1080550971
In this book, Richard A. Carr elucidates Boaistuau's quest for a 'nouvelle form' in his loose adaptation of Bandello's Novelle. Emphasizing psychological details absent in the Italian original, Carr repeatedly questions the human motives for the gruesome acts that Boaistuau selected as exempla for his readers. This book demonstrates the Boaistuau's use of two elements generally ignored by writers of his day, the conventions of tragedy, and those of rhetoric. Carr's discussion of his style of writing illuminates Boaistuau's use of each accepted rhetorical device to add to the aesthetic appeal of his text without falling into the excesses that would ultimately conflict with his didactic, moralistic purpose. This text delves not only into Boaistuau's work, but also into his character, placing him in the context of the conflict-ridden time in which he lived. The struggle between the author's moralist stance and seeming malaise when confronted with the violence that filled his world allows entry into the limbo that is seeing the evil in mankind, but having no assurance of the infallibility of God and His Law as a means of redemption. Through this analysis, Carr offers new insights on the complexity and generic innovation of an author often accused of banal superficiality.

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by Richard A. Carr

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North Carolina studies in the Romance languages and literatures ;, no. 210, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1979

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Bibliography: p. [253]-258.

Explores Boaistuau's quest for a “nouvelle form” in his loose adaptation of Bandello's Novelle. Emphasizing psychological details absent in the Italian original, Carr repeatedly questions the human motives for the gruesome acts that Boaistuau selected as exempla for his readers.

By Richard A. Carr. Bibliography: P. [253]-258.

2022-03-08