A Rhetoric of the Decameron |
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| Author:
| Migiel, Marilyn |
| Series title: | Toronto Italian Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8020-8819-2 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2003 |
| Publisher: | University of Toronto Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $61.00 |
Book Description:
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Migiel challenges readers to pay attention to Boccaccio's language and ultimately, Migiel contends, the stories of the Decameron suggest that as women become more empowered, the limitations on them, including the threat of violence, become more insistent.
Migiel challenges readers to pay attention to Boccaccio's language and ultimately, Migiel contends, the stories of the Decameron suggest that as women become more empowered, the limitations on them, including the threat of violence, become more insistent.