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Arms and the woman : classical tradition and women writers in the Venetian Renaissance / Francesca D'Alessandro Behr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- D'Alessandro Behr, Francesca, author.
- Series:
- Classical memories/modern identities
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Marinella, Lucrezia, 1571-1653.
- Fonte, Moderata, 1555-1592.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Women.
- Social conditions.
- History.
- Women and literature.
- Italian literature--Women authors.
- Italian literature.
- Italy.
- Italy--Venice.
- Italian literature--Women authors--History and criticism.
- Women and literature--Italy--History--16th century.
- Women and literature--Italy--History--17th century.
- Women--Italy--Venice--History--16th century.
- Women--Italy--Venice--History--17th century.
- Women--Italy--Venice--Social conditions--16th century.
- Women--Italy--Venice--Social conditions--17th century.
- Women--Social conditions.
- Fonte, Moderata, 1555-1592--Criticism and interpretation.
- Fonte, Moderata.
- Marinella, Lucrezia, 1571-1653--Criticism and interpretation.
- Marinella, Lucrezia.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 285 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Columbus : The Ohio State University Press, [2018]
- Summary:
- "Focuses on classical reception in the works of female authors active in Venice during the Early Modern Age. Explores the work of Moderata Fonte and Lucrezia Marinella and demonstrates how they used knowledge of texts by Virgil, Ovid, and Aristotle to promote gender-based egalitarianism"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Lady knights and pietas
- Women and compassion
- Epic and elegy
- Love and lamentation
- Ancient and modern prototypes
- Away from the city
- Fonte's enchantress and beyond.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-276) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780814213711
- 0814213715
- OCLC:
- 1002681128
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