A Rhetoric of the Decameron.
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- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781442670457
- 853
- PQ4293.W65 M54 2003
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Citations of the Decameron -- Introduction: A Rhetoric of the Decameron (and why women should read it) -- 1 Woman as Witness -- 2 Fiammetta v. Dioneo -- 3 Boccaccio's Sexed Thought -- 4 To Transvest Not to Transgress -- 5 Women's Witty Words: Restrictions on Their Use -- 6 Men, Women, and Figurative Language in the Decameron -- 7 Domestic Violence in the Decameron -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Z.
Migiel challenges readers to pay attention to Boccaccio's language and ultimately, Migiel contends, the stories of the Decameronsuggest that as women become more empowered, the limitations on them, including the threat of violence, become more insistent.
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