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.
Om författaren
Marianne Shapiro is associate professor of Italian at Yale University.
Språk Engelska ● Formatera PDF ● Sidor 188 ● ISBN 9780813164656 ● Filstorlek 14.5 MB ● Utgivare The University Press of Kentucky ● Stad Lexington ● Land US ● Publicerad 2014 ● Nedladdningsbara 24 månader ● Valuta EUR ● ID 5509138 ● Kopieringsskydd Adobe DRM
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