Woman Earthly and Divine in the Comedy of Dante

by Marianne Shapiro

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"