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 Comedy polarities are established and affirmed.
About the author
Marianne Shapiro is associate professor of Italian at Yale University.
Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 188 ● ISBN 9780813164656 ● File size 14.5 MB ● Publisher The University Press of Kentucky ● City Lexington ● Country US ● Published 2014 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5509138 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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