Woman Earthly and Divine in the Comedy of Dante - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Marianne ShapiroSeries:Studies in Romance LanguagesPublish date:2014-07-15Pages:188
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813154879ISBN-10:813154871UPC:9780813154879Book Category:Poetry, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:European, MedievalBook Topic:ItalianSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.43 inchesWeight:0.62Product ID:SCTHR6R0KZ
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
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813154879ISBN-10:813154871UPC:9780813154879Book Category:Poetry, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:European, MedievalBook Topic:ItalianSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.43 inchesWeight:0.62Product ID:SCTHR6R0KZ
Marianne Shapiro is associate professor of Italian at Yale University.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
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