Books by Marianne Shapiro

Marianne Shapiro treats different traditional feminine roles such as wife, lover, and mother, and places Beatrice in the latter group. The problem of woman is studied within the general context of medieval literature.

"A thorough overview of the very particular nature of Dante's treatise. It discusses the work as the distinctive product of the poet's exile, a universal statement on language that coincides with and complements Dante's conception of Empire. This text contains much valuable commentary." -- Christopher Kleinhenz, University of Wisconsin.