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Record Number: 2010 Author(s)/Creator(s): Riva , Massimo. Contributor(s): Title: Hereos/Eleos. L'Ambivalente terapia del mal d'amore nel libro "Chiamato Decameron cognominato prencipe Galeotto" [Boccaccio's "Decameron" can be understood as a literary remedy for lovesickness. Medieval medicine located this illness in the brain, not the heart, expecting it to manifest itself more often in women whose nature was moist. Men, however, with their drier humors, suffered more once their passions were aroused. Boccaccio found love's remedy in stories relating its potentially harmful delights. Title note supplied by Feminae.]. Source: Italian Quarterly 37, (Winter-Fall 2000): Pages 69 - 106. Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Boccaccio, Giovanni, Author- Decameron Humors, Medical Concept Lovesickness Medicine Award Note: Geographic Area: Italy Century: 14 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Brown University Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 2000. Language: Italian ISSN/ISBN: 00212954

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