JOURNAL ARTICLE

Frames, Fragmentation and Female Voice: How the Disruptive Structure of the Decameron Empowers Women.

  • Published In: MLN, 2023, v. 138, n. 1. P. 24 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Gordon, Michael Ross 3 of 3

Abstract

This article provides a new approach to examining to what extent frame breaks in the narration on Day 6 of the Decameron provide space and voice for its female characters. More specifically, those timely structural shifts caused by women—Licisca's interruption at the beginning of Day 6 and the female brigata 's excursion to the Valle delle Donne at the end—amplify the voice and agency of three adulterous wives of Day 7 (Peronella, Monna Ghita and Lidia) who successfully trick their husbands and carry out their extramarital affairs while simultaneously maintaining the public façade of marital honor. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:MLN. 2023/01, Vol. 138, Issue 1, p24
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0026-7910
  • DOI:10.1353/mln.2023.a910961
  • Accession Number:173460094
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