Hopeless love Boiardo, Ariosto, and narratives of queer female desire - DeCoste, Mary-Michelle (University of Toronto Press, 2009)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-159) and index
Warrior Woman / Lovely Lady -- To Disguise and Deceive -- Stopping without Ending -- Concluding the Tale -- Queer Female Desire in Cinquecento Comedy
Hopeless Love uncovers the diffusion of queer female desire in Italian literature and promotes a better understanding of sexuality in medieval and Renaissance Europe