Passione negata, redenta, riscritta. Boccaccio e le emozioni di Didone
The paper analyses the figure of Dido in Boccaccio’s works, paying special attention to the character’s emotional embodiment. With regards to the double-tradition concerning Elissa/Dido in the West and in the romance literatures, Boccaccio makes new choices. The repression of feminine emotions (as represented in fabula) and the defence of rational historia are an instrument for the author’s self-expression.