| Description |
1 online resource (188 pages) |
| Series |
Studies in Romance languages ; 12 |
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Studies in Romance languages (Lexington, Ky.) ; 12.
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| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321. Divina commedia.
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Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321 -- Characters -- Women
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| SUBJECT |
Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321 fast |
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Dante Alighieri 1265-1321 Divina commedia gnd |
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Dante (Alighieri). Divina commedia. swd |
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Divina commedia (Dante Alighieri) fast |
| Subject |
Women in literature.
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POETRY -- Continental European.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- Italian.
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Women in literature
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Frau
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La divina commedia (Dante)
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Vrouwen.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780813164656 |
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0813164656 |
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