Assignments:

Slavery and Captivity, pp. 176-83, from Texts from the Middle
- Consider questions 1 and 2, p. 178; questions 1-3, p. 180; questions 1-3, p. 183

Margherita Datini's letter to her husband, the merchant Francesco Dating

Decameron Day 5 Story 7: "Teodoro, in love with Violante, the daughter of Messer Amerigo, his master, causes her to become pregnant and is condemned to be hanged; but while he is being whipped along the way to the gallows, he is recognized by his father, and given back his freedom, he takes Violante as his wife." The story is told by Lauretta, on the fifth day, "during which, under the rule of Fiammetta, stories are told about lovers who, after unhappy or misfortunate happenings, attained happiness."
Consider from which point of view the Decameron story and the chapter excerpts are written. I want to alert you in advance that the assigned materials might be upsetting and offensive as they contain mentions of dehumanization, racial trauma, slavery and violence.
Remember to create your Manifold profile and post your Mini-Paper Topic (take a look at the Google doc we used for the Library workshop)
Here is today's PPT slide deck: 10_29_Slavery.pdf