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Women, enjoyment, and the defense of virtue in Boccaccio's Decameron

Title
Women, enjoyment, and the defense of virtue in Boccaccio's Decameron / Valerio Ferme.
Author
Ferme, Valerio, 1961-
Publication
New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, June 2015.

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Series Statement
The new Middle Ages
Uniform Title
New Middle Ages (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
Subject
  • Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375. Decamerone
  • Women in literature
  • Storytelling in literature
  • Virtue in literature
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-238) and index.
Call Number
JFD 15-2908
ISBN
  • 9781137490551
  • 1137490551
LCCN
2014047496
OCLC
899113986
Author
Ferme, Valerio, 1961- author.
Title
Women, enjoyment, and the defense of virtue in Boccaccio's Decameron / Valerio Ferme.
Publisher
New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, June 2015.
Edition
First edition.
Description
xvi, 248 pages ; 23 cm.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
The new Middle Ages
New Middle Ages (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-238) and index.
Summary
"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" -- provided by publisher.
Research Call Number
JFD 15-2908
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