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... hand , they viewed it as a deliverance from the temptations and difficulties of the earthly sphere ; Mère Angélique writes to her brother , for example , of her refusal to mourn the death of her nephew , who is now , she says , in a ...
... hand , they viewed it as a deliverance from the temptations and difficulties of the earthly sphere ; Mère Angélique writes to her brother , for example , of her refusal to mourn the death of her nephew , who is now , she says , in a ...
Page 192
... hand , since the question of female sovereignty is never explicitly raised in Nitétis , its advantages or disadvantages never discussed , it might seem that it is not an issue in the play . On the other hand , perhaps it is precise- ly ...
... hand , since the question of female sovereignty is never explicitly raised in Nitétis , its advantages or disadvantages never discussed , it might seem that it is not an issue in the play . On the other hand , perhaps it is precise- ly ...
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... hand.62 The same character in Magnon's play sees herself as triumphing in death over her own destiny ; she maintains ... hand , the plays again can be seen to uphold the patriar- chal order in shutting these women out . Yet on the other ...
... hand.62 The same character in Magnon's play sees herself as triumphing in death over her own destiny ; she maintains ... hand , the plays again can be seen to uphold the patriar- chal order in shutting these women out . Yet on the other ...
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 6 |
some cases from late medieval Lucca | 43 |
She was usually placed with the great men and leaders of | 67 |
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