Writing Gender in Women's Letter Collections of the Italian Renaissance

Author： Ray Meredith K  

Publisher： University of Toronto Press‎

Publication year： 2009

E-ISBN: 9781442697836

Subject： C913.68 Womens Issues;D44 妇女运动与组织;I06 Literature, Literature Appreciation;I1 World Literature

Keyword： 妇女运动与组织,妇女问题,文学评论、文学欣赏,世界文学

Language： ENG

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Description

Ray's study includes extensive new archival research and highlights a widespread interest in women's letter collections during the Italian Renaissance that suggests a deep curiosity about the female experience and a surprising openness to women's participation in this kind of literary production.

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Contents

Acknowledgments

PART ONE: The Vernacular Letter in Context

Introduction: Reading the Lettera familiare

1 Women’s Vernacular Letters in Context

PART TWO: The Epistolary Construction of Gender

2 Female Impersonations: Ortensio Lando’s Lettere di molte valorose donne

3 ‘A gloria del sesso feminile’: The Lettere of Lucrezia Gonzaga as Exemplary Narrative

PART THREE: Epistolary Space and Female Experience

4 The Courtesan’s Voice: Veronica Franco’s Lettere familiari

5 Between Stage and Page: The Letters of Isabella Andreini

6 The Pen for the Sword: Arcangela Tarabotti’s Lettere familiari e di complimento

Epilogue: Writing Letters, Performing Gender

Notes

Bibliography

Index

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