Arms and the woman : classical tradition and women writers in the Venetian Renaissance /

"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"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: D'Alessandro Behr, Francesca (Author)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Columbus : The Ohio State University Press [2018]
Series:Classical memories/modern identities.
Online Access:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv1ns7njw
Description
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"--
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780814276297
0814276296
9780814213711
0814213715