Mapping Selvagia's Transmutable Sexuality in Montemayor's Diana.
The article explores the concept of same-sex love between women in the book "Los siete libros de la Diana," by Jorge de Montemayor. The love between the 2 main characters, Ysmenia and Selvagia, is at times portrayed in a neoplatonic manner, but grows more passionate with time. The article also provi...
| Publicado en: | Revista de Estudios Hispánicos Vol. 31; no. 3; pp. 403 - 418 |
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| Sumario: | The article explores the concept of same-sex love between women in the book "Los siete libros de la Diana," by Jorge de Montemayor. The love between the 2 main characters, Ysmenia and Selvagia, is at times portrayed in a neoplatonic manner, but grows more passionate with time. The article also provides examples of other works of fiction of gradual same-sex attraction such as "Orlando furioso. " The options for alternative female desire and the image of female sexuality beyond labels are evident in Montemayor's novel. |
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