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Power

Published in Oxford University Press eBooks • Oct 14, 2021
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Authors:
Robert W. Hanning

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Both patriarchal power and the power of erotic desire create problems for the imprudent. In Decameron 4.1 and “The Merchant’s Tale,” a powerful man accidentally discovers a woman he should control having sex with her lower status lover, prompting horror like a child’s on seeing its parents make love...

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