Dante and the Grammar of the Nursing Body

This text takes a serious look at Dante's relation to Latin grammar and the new "mother tongue" - Italian vernacular - by exploring the cultural significance of the nursing mother in medieval discussions of language and selfhood.

About the author

Gary P. Cestaro is associate professor of modern languages at DePaul University.

Summary

This text takes a serious look at Dante's relation to Latin grammar and the new "mother tongue" - Italian vernacular - by exploring the cultural significance of the nursing mother in medieval discussions of language and selfhood.

Product details

• Authors: CESTARO, Gary Cestaro, Gary P. Cestaro, Gary P. Cestaro
• Publisher: University Of Notre Dame Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.09.2003
• EAN: 9780268025533
• ISBN: 978-0-268-02553-3
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 616 g
• Series: William and Katherine Devers S; William and Katherine Devers Series in Dante Studies; William and Katherine Devers Series in Dante Studies; The William and Katherine Devers Series in Dante and Medieval Italian Literature
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics