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Record Number: 705 Author(s)/Creator(s): Bejczy , Istvan and Marie-José Heijkant Contributor(s): Title: Il Prete Gianni el le Amazzoni: Donne in un' utopia medievale (secondo la tradizione Italiana) [classical ideas of Amazons as women inverting the proper social order were included in the "Letter of Prester John;" they were described as living on the fringes of his well-ordered realm, in which women were subordinate childbearers; Amazons were described as a threat to chastity because they saw men only for sexual contact and reproduction; the "Letter of Prester John," however, unlike classical texts, depicts the Amazons as tolerated and difficult to defeat]. Source: Neophilologus 79, ( 1995): Pages 439 - 449. Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Amazons Letter of Prester John, Italian Translation Mothers in Literature Women in Literature Award Note: Geographic Area: Italy Century: 14- 15 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1995. Language: Italian ISSN/ISBN: 00282677

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