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1.
Record Number:
6366
Author(s):
Cavallero, Daniela.
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Title :
Alatiel e Zinevra: Il "peso" del silenzio, la leggerezza dei "vestiti" [Alatiel never speaks during her adventures, and her lovers do not speak a language known to her; this can be interpreted as the use of the only language, that of the body, through sex, available to a woman in a world dominated by men; Zinevra assumes male garb, but only for a time, returning to the social restrictions of female dress once she reaches safety].
Source:
Romance Languages Annual , 9., ( 1998): Pages 165 - 170.
Year of Publication:
1998.
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Record Number:
12789
Author(s):
Tougher, Shaun
Contributor(s):
Title :
The Significance of Silence [The author argues that the Roman de Silence exposes a fear of women which is disguised as misogyny, and that this misogyny draws attention to the very anxiety Heldris de Cornualle attempts to conceal. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source:
Paragraph , 13., 2 ( 1990): Pages 202 - 216.
Year of Publication:
1990.