Woman Earthly and Divine in the Comedy of Dante

by Marianne Shapiro

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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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0813154871

ISBN13:9780813154879

Release Date:July 2014

Publisher:University Press of Kentucky

Length:188 Pages

Weight:0.62 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Poetry

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