Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 10151
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Baldassarri , Stefano Ugo.
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  • Title: Adfluit incautis insidiosus amor: la precettistica Ovidiana nel "Filostrato" di Boccaccio [Boccaccio's "Filostrato" makes extensive use of Ovid's works, particularly in its account of Troilus and Criseyde. Ovid's "Heroides" was a particular source for the account of Helena and Paris. "Filostrato" was a youthful work, more dependent on classical models than were Boccaccio's mature writings.]
  • Source: Rivista di Studi Italiani 14, 2 (Dicembre 1996): Pages 20 - 42.
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  • Article Type: Journal Article
  • Subject (See Also): Boccaccio, Giovanni, Author- Filostrato Classical Influences Creseyde (Literary Figure) Helena (Literary Figure) Literature- Verse Ovid, Ancient Poet Paris (Literary Figure) Troilus (Literary Figure)
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  • Geographic Area: Italy
  • Century: 14
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  • Author's Affiliation: Yale University
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  • Year of Publication: 1996.
  • Language: Italian
  • ISSN/ISBN: 08213216