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"--

Dettagli Bibliografici
Autore principale: D'Alessandro Behr, Francesca (Autore)
Natura: Licensed eBooks
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: Columbus : The Ohio State University Press [2018]
Serie:Classical memories/modern identities.
Accesso online:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv1ns7njw
Sommario:
  • 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.