Shapiro, Marianne. <br/><br/>
Woman earthly and divine in the Comedy of DanteMarianne Shapiro. 

 - Lexington :  The University Press of Kentucky,  (c)1975. 
 - 1 online resource (188 pages). 
 - Studies in Romance languages ;  12 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER I. LOVE POETRY IN A PATRIST SOCIETY; CHAPTER II. WIVES AND VIRGINS; CHAPTER III. LOVERS; CHAPTER IV. MOTHERS AND MATERNAL FIGURES; CONCLUSION; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z. 
<br/><br/> This study examines all the characterizations of the female personality in the Divine Comedy, including representations of things traditionally categorized as feminine. Marianne Shapiro treats different traditional feminine roles such as wife, lover, and mother, and places Beatrice in the latter group. The problem of woman is studied within the general context of medieval literature. Shapiro's conclusions center largely upon Dante's adherence to a generally misogynistic tradition. While in his earlier works his concept of woman was as a comprehensive whole encompassing good and evil, in the Company. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780813164656 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321 -- <br/>Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321 --Characters--Women.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Women in literature.<br/>Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321--Characters--Women.<br/>Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321.<br/>Divina commedia.<br/>Women in literature.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PQ4409  / .W663 1975