Woman earthly and divine in the Comedy of Dante:
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Beteilige Person: Shapiro, Marianne (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Lexington The University Press of Kentucky 1975
Schriftenreihe:Studies in Romance languages (Lexington, Ky.) 12
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER I. LOVE POETRY IN A PATRIST SOCIETY; CHAPTER II. WIVES AND VIRGINS; CHAPTER III. LOVERS; CHAPTER IV. MOTHERS AND MATERNAL FIGURES; CONCLUSION; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z.
This study examines all the characterizations of the female personality in the Divine Comedy, including representations of things traditionally categorized as feminine. Marianne Shapiro treats different traditional feminine roles such as wife, lover, and mother, and places Beatrice in the latter group. The problem of woman is studied within the general context of medieval literature. Shapiro's conclusions center largely upon Dante's adherence to a generally misogynistic tradition. While in his earlier works his concept of woman was as a comprehensive whole encompassing good and evil, in the Co
Umfang:188 pages
ISBN:9780813164656
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