The Pleasures of Reading
Boccaccio's Decameron and Female Literacy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10615344 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Judith Serafini-Sauli (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 126 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 29-46 |
| Publication date | 2011-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Modern Language Notes (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0149-6611 • E-ISSN: 2326-1978 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/mln.2011.0005 |
| OpenAlex | W2009990511 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 9 |
This paper considers the Decameron in the context of female literacy in Boccaccio's society. The theories about education of women, particularly as expressed in the conduct books of the time, indicate a general reluctance to teach women to read, largely for fear of the erotic influence that certain texts might exercise. A consideration of some of these tenets is utilized to reframe aspects of the Decameron , to illuminate some of Boccaccio's narrative strategies, and to give further interpretation to the dedication of his work to the idle ladies
Art · Cognitive reframing · Context (archaeology) · Interpretation (philosophy) · Linguistics · Literacy · Literature · Narrative · Pedagogy · Reading (process) · Sociology · Early Modern Spanish Literature · History · Philosophy · Psychology · Renaissance and Early Modern Studies · Renaissance Literature and Culture · Social Psychology
Sex in the Western World
European Literature and the Latin Middle Ages
Law, Sex, and Christian Society in Medieval Europe
Doctrine for the Lady of the Renaissance
Beyond Their Sex
Education in Dante's Florence
"Il regime delle simmetrie imperfette. Studi sul "Decameron
Vita di forme e forme di vita nel Decameron
Medieval Women Book Owners
| Citations per year | 0.43 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |