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The Ugly Woman

- Transgressive Aesthetic Models in Italian Poetry from the Middle Ages to the Baroque

About The Ugly Woman

Taking a philological and feminist approach, and drawing on the Bakhtinian concept of the grotesque body and on the poetics of transgression, The Ugly Woman is a unique look at the essential counterdiscourse of the celebrated Italian poetic canon and a valuable contribution to the study of women in literature.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780802039262
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 270
  • Published:
  • April 3, 2005
  • Dimensions:
  • 163x240x29 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 546 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 26, 2024
Extended return policy to January 30, 2025

Description of The Ugly Woman

Taking a philological and feminist approach, and drawing on the Bakhtinian concept of the grotesque body and on the poetics of transgression, The Ugly Woman is a unique look at the essential counterdiscourse of the celebrated Italian poetic canon and a valuable contribution to the study of women in literature.

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