Visions and Revisions: Women in Italian CultureMirna Cicioni, Nicole Prunster This book analyzes the ways in which women were viewed by men through a variety of literary and other discourses, from the Divine Comedy to the 20th century. A further dimension is provided by tracing the evolution of the cultural and social identity of women as perceived by women themselves. |
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Poetic Image or Archetype? | 3 |
Francesca Revisited | 13 |
Sabadino degli Arientis | 27 |
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