Joining the conversation : dialogues by Renaissance women / Janet Levarie Smarr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smarr, Janet Levarie, 1949-

Contributor:

Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dialogue.

Dialogue in literature.

European literature--Women authors--History and criticism.

European literature.

European literature--Renaissance, 1450-1600--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (323 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The dialogue was a popular genre in Renaissance times and, occurring in both Latin and vernacular language, it enjoyed a wide appeal. Smarr's study examines dialogues written by Italian and French Renaissance women, such as Catherine D'Amboise, Marguerite de Navarre, Catherine des Roches and Luisa Sigea. She explores what prompted women to write these conversations and what they wanted to say through them. In particular, she discusses the different themes and types of dialogues, from social and perhaps playful conversations, to religious or secular didactic works, placed within the context of classical models of dialogues and the prevalence of male writings during this period.

Contents:

Intro

Acknowledgments

Contents

1. Introduction

2. Dialogue &amp

Spiritual Counsel

3. Dialogue &amp

Social Conversation

4. Dialogue &amp

Letter Writing

5. Dialogue &amp

Drama

6. Many Voices

7. Cross-threads

Notes

Renaissance Dialogues

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-303) and index.

Description based on information from the publisher.

ISBN:

9786612593932

9781282593930

1282593935

9780472025688

0472025686

OCLC:

613192831