Women, Enjoyment, and the Defense of Virtue in Boccaccio’s Decameron

Women, Enjoyment, and the Defense of Virtue in Boccaccio’s Decameron

Description

Providing new ways of reading Boccaccio's masterpiece, Decameron, Ferme analyzes the dynamics between the women who rule the first half of the story. Peeling back the many narrative layers within and outside of the framework, this book unearths the complications and trickery surrounding gender and death in Boccaccio's world and culture.

Publication Date

2015

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

ISBN

978-1-137-49055-1

Keywords

culture, gender identity, Late Middle Ages, Middle Ages, narrative, Ovid, women

Disciplines

Italian Literature

Department / Organizational Unit

Executive Leadership

Women, Enjoyment, and the Defense of Virtue in Boccaccio’s Decameron

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