Women, enjoyment, and the defense of virtue in Boccaccio's Decameron
"This book analyses the role that storytelling plays in providing fictional women with "honest enjoyment" in Boccaccio's Decameron. As three men join the women in their search for entertainment through storytelling, challenges to their virtue inside and outside the narration enab...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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New York, NY u.a.
Palgrave Macmillan
2015
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| Schriftenreihe: | The new Middle Ages
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | "This book analyses the role that storytelling plays in providing fictional women with "honest enjoyment" in Boccaccio's Decameron. As three men join the women in their search for entertainment through storytelling, challenges to their virtue inside and outside the narration enable subversive readings of Boccaccio's world and culture" -- "This book analyses the role that storytelling plays in providing fictional women with "honest enjoyment" in Boccaccio's Decameron. As three men join the women in their search for entertainment through storytelling, challenges to their virtue inside and outside the narration enable subversive readings of Boccaccio's world and culture" -- |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | XVI, 248 S. |
| ISBN: | 9781137490551 978-1-137-49055-1 |