WOMEN, ENJOYMENT, AND THE DEFENSE OF VIRTUE IN BOCCACCIO'S DECAMERON by Valerio Ferme ( 9781137490551 )

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WOMEN, ENJOYMENT, AND THE DEFENSE OF VIRTUE IN BOCCACCIO'S DECAMERON

By:

Valerio Ferme

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Hardback

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Publisher:

PALGRAVE MACMILLAN

Pub. date:

4 June, 2015

Series:

The New Middle Ages

Pages:

248

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.

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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.

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