Category Archives: marriage
Petrarch vs. Boccaccio.
This will be brief; Dr. K is supposed to be here in five minutes and I just finished Petrarch’s letter as well as his version of Boccaccio’s Griselda story. So far, I’m not a big fan of Petrarch’s. In the … Continue reading
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Griselda
Boccaccio tells that story of Griselda, a story that we learn from Petrarch’s letter to him, is one that is well known in Italy at the time. I think this story is just wrong. Any man who would let a … Continue reading
Bold Women
The issue I seem to keep running up against in both Arabian Nights and the Decameron is the extent of control women have in their marriage choices. I really hadn’t thought that they would have much say in the matter … Continue reading