The Feminine Personification of Wisdom : a Study of Homer?s Penelope, Cappadocian Macrina, Boethius? Philosophia and Dante?s Beatrice.

This study examines the attribution of abstract values to women by analyzing four characters spanning literary genres and more that 2000 years. Penelope, Macrina, Philosophia, and Beatrice are connected by their contribution to the theme of wisdom through their use of reason against passion. Feminin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Helleman, Wendy Elgersma
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, 2009.
Temas:
Wisdom.
Wisdom in literature.
Personification in literature.
Women in literature.
Sagesse.
Sagesse dans la littérature.
Personnification (Littérature)
Femmes dans la littérature.
personification.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > General.
Philosophy.
Philosophy & Religion.
Speculative Philosophy.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This study examines the attribution of abstract values to women by analyzing four characters spanning literary genres and more that 2000 years. Penelope, Macrina, Philosophia, and Beatrice are connected by their contribution to the theme of wisdom through their use of reason against passion. Feminine personification of reason and wisdom makes its own contribution as antidote to traditional understanding of "feminine" as "emotional" or "irrational."
Descripción Física:1 online resource (359 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780773417090
0773417095

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