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Woman Earthly and Divine in the Comedy of Dante (Paperback)

P&S History > Humanities > Language & Literature

Imprint: University Press of Kentucky
Series: Studies in Romance Languages
Pages: 188
ISBN: 9780813154879
Published: 15th July 2014
Casemate UK Academic

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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 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.

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