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Dante and the Grammar of the Nursing Body (William and Katherine Devers Series in Dante and Medieval Italian Literature, Th)

Author Gary Cestaro
Publisher University of Notre Dame Press
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Author(s)Gary Cestaro
ISBN / ASIN0268025533
ISBN-139780268025533
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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.