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Love and sex in the time of the plague : a Decameron renaissance

By Guido Ruggiero

Book information

Year
2021
ISBN
9780674259560, 0674259564, 9780674259584, 0674259580
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5137808 bytes)
Series
I Tatti studies in Italian renaissance history
Pages
\317
Time added
2021-07-11 13:07:31

Description

Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Listening to the Decameron An Introduction Chapter 1. Laughter: Imagining Love, Lust, and Virtù in the Rinascimento Chapetr 2. Violence: Scorn, Retribution, and Civilized Courtship Chapter 3. Sorrow: Tears, Mourning, and Self in the Time of the Plague Chapter 4. Transcendence: Love, Sexual Pleasure, and a Woman as Savior Chapter 5. Power: The Prince Who Refused to Love, or Griselda Reconsidered Conclusion: A decameron Renaissance? Notes Bibliography Acknowledgments Index

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