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.
Over de auteur
Marianne Shapiro is associate professor of Italian at Yale University.
Taal Engels ● Formaat PDF ● Pagina’s 188 ● ISBN 9780813164656 ● Bestandsgrootte 14.5 MB ● Uitgeverij The University Press of Kentucky ● Stad Lexington ● Land US ● Gepubliceerd 2014 ● Downloadbare 24 maanden ● Valuta EUR ● ID 5509138 ● Kopieerbeveiliging Adobe DRM
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