Women, enjoyment, and the defense of virtue in Boccaccio's Decameron / Valerio Ferme.

From the premise that Boccaccio writes the Decameron as a go-between to aid women in love to endure the melancholy that love causes them, this book analyzes how, in the parallel world of the narration, Boccaccio's female characters employ storytelling as the "honest" entertainment wit...

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Main Author: Ferme, Valerio, 1961- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
Series:New Middle Ages (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
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Call Number: PQ4287 .F36 2015
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