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The Feminine Personification of Wisdom: A Study of Homer's Penelope, Cappadocian Macrina, Boethius' Philosophia, and Dante's Beatrice

The Feminine Personification of Wisdom: A Study of Homer's Penelope, Cappadocian Macrina, Boethius' Philosophia, and Dante's Beatrice

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AuthorsHelleman, Wendy E.
TagsWomen in literature, Personification in literature, Wisdom, Wisdom in literature
PublisherEdwin Mellen Press
Published14 gen 2009
Date23 giu 2020
Languageseng
Identifiersoclc: 815383004, isbn: 9780773446663, lcn: BD1811135 2009, lcc: 2009030589, uri: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=501561&site=ehost-live
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This study examines the attribution of abstract values to women by analyzing four characters spanning literary genres and more that 2000 years. Penelope, [Macrina the Younger, Sts. Basil's & Gregory of Nyssa's sister], Philosophia, and Beatrice are connected by their contribution to the theme of wisdom through their use of reason against passion. Feminine personification of reason and wisdom makes its own contribution as antidote to traditional understanding of'feminine'as'emotional'or'irrational'.