Paternal tyranny / Arcangela Tarabotti ; edited and translated by Letizia Panizza.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tarabotti, Arcangela.

Contributor:

Panizza, Letizia.

Series:

Other voice in early modern Europe.

The other voice in early modern Europe

Standardized Title:

Semplicita ingannata. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Monastic and religious life of women--Italy--Venice.

Monastic and religious life of women.

Women--Italy--Venice--Social conditions.

Women.

Patriarchy--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.

Patriarchy.

Women--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (214 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Sharp-witted and sharp-tongued, Arcangela Tarabotti (1604-52) yearned to be formally educated and enjoy an independent life in Venetian literary circles. But instead, at sixteen, her father forced her into a Benedictine convent. To protest her confinement, Tarabotti composed polemical works exposing the many injustices perpetrated against women of her day. Paternal Tyranny, the first of these works, is a fiery but carefully argued manifesto against the oppression of women by the Venetian patriarchy. Denouncing key misogynist texts of the era, Tarabotti shows how despicable it was for Venice, a republic that prided itself on its political liberties, to deprive its women of rights accorded even to foreigners. She accuses parents of treating convents as dumping grounds for disabled, illegitimate, or otherwise unwanted daughters. Finally, through compelling feminist readings of the Bible and other religious works, Tarabotti demonstrates that women are clearly men's equals in God's eyes. An avenging angel who dared to speak out for the rights of women nearly four centuries ago, Arcangela Tarabotti can now finally be heard.

Contents:

Front matter

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

THE OTHER VOICE IN EARLY MODERN EUROPE: INTRODUCTION TO THE SERIES

VOLUME EDITOR'S BIBLIOGRAPHY

PATERNAL TYRANNY

APPENDIX ONE: ARCANGELA TARABOTTI

APPENDIX TWO: FERRANTE PALLAVICINO

SERIES EDITOR'S BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 33-36) and index.

ISBN:

9786611126087

9781281126085

128112608X

9780226789675

0226789675

OCLC:

476228875