Author/Authors
STABELLINI, Daniele Université Paris Ouest, France , STABELLINI, Daniele Università Alma Mater, Italy
Title Of Article
A Secular Novella: The Three Rings
شماره ركورد
22368
Abstract
The 101 short stories in the Decameron portray a society during an era of great transformation, between the medieval and a new perspective that underlies the development of the commercial society, at home around the Mediterranean Sea. It’s a new way of thinking in a new part of society, a new economic category. Merchants find that acceptance of the other and mutual respect are needed in order to get a profitable trade between different communities of the Mediterranean. The merchants seek and find pragmatic ways to consider the differences between the three monotheistic religions as no longer being obstacles or instrument of division and struggle. The plot is developed in the Middle East, in which economic needs and the political considerations of the Sultan, the consolidated wealth of Jewish communities and Raison d Etat, moderated by a sense of justice and opportunity mingle. What are the roots of this new pragmatic mentality?
From Page
185
NaturalLanguageKeyword
Rings , Christianity , Judaism , Islam , monotheism , Mediterranean , II. Frederick , Sultan
JournalTitle
Mediterranean Journal Of Humanities
To Page
191
JournalTitle
Mediterranean Journal Of Humanities
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