Diana's Hunt (Caccia di Diana): Boccaccio's First Fiction

Giovanni Boccaccio is one of the most influential writers in the Western tradition, yet his first literary work, "Diana's Hunt," has never been translated into English, and the Italian text has long been out of print. Anthony Cassell and Victoria Kirkham redeem Boccaccio's early effort in this dual-language edition, with an extensive introduction and commentary, that goes far beyond assuring its accessibility.

The plot of "Diana's Hunt" is simple enough: the narrator observes the goddess Dia...