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Record Number: 14418 Author(s)/Creator(s): Picone , Michelangelo. Contributor(s): Title: La vergine e l'eremita: Una lettura intertestuale della novella di Alibech ("Decameron" III. 10) [Boccaccio's tales burlesque hagiographic conventions, including the story of Mary of Egypt; the hermit's mortifications, in the tale of Alibech, lead, not to sanctity, but to pride and a fall; and the virgin Alibech finds sexual pleasure and worldly wisdom in the wilderness; the poet explores in this tale the relationship between the mystical and the erotic]. Source: Vox Romanica 57, ( 1998): Pages 85 - 99. Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Alibech (Literary Figure) Boccaccio, Giovanni, Author- Decameron III, X Hagiography Literature- Prose Mary of Egypt, Saint Vitae Patrum, Hagiographic Collection Women in Literature Award Note: Geographic Area: Italy Century: 14 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1998. Language: Italian ISSN/ISBN: Not Available

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