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The Genealogy of Women: Studies in Boccaccio's de Mulieribus Claris

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The Genealogy of Women: Studies in Boccaccio's de Mulieribus Claris - Mermier, Guy R (Editor), and Kolsky, Stephen D
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Composed in the 1360s, Boccaccio's De mulieribus claris (Famous Women) was the first attempt at female biography in the history of post-classical Western literature. However, its humanistic credentials coexist uneasily with the remnants of medieval misogyny. This book - the first full-length study of De mulieribus claris in English - argues that it is essential to take into account the ideological complexities of early humanism confronted with the ???woman question???. It seeks to unravel the difficulties of the text, ...

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The Genealogy of Women: Studies in Boccaccio's de Mulieribus Claris 2003, Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers, New York

ISBN-13: 9780820461830

Hardcover