Title Writing gender in women's letter collections of the Italian Renaissance / Meredith K. Ray

Published Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2009 Saint-Lazare, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (x, 362 pages) Series Toronto Italian studies Toronto Italian studies. Contents Women's vernacular letters in context -- Female impersonations: Ortensio Lando's Lettere di molte valorose donne -- 'A gloria del sesso feminile': The Lettere of Lucrezia Gonzaga as exemplary narrative -- The courtesan's voice: Veronica Franco's Lettere familiari -- Between stage and page: the letters of Isabella Andreini -- The pen for the sword: Arcangela Tarabotti's Lettere familiari e di complimento Summary 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-354) and index Notes Text in English with some text translated from Italian Subject Italian letters -- Women authors -- History and criticism Italian letters -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism Women and literature -- Italy -- History -- 16th century Women and literature -- Italy -- History -- 17th century Letter writing, Italian -- History -- 16th century Letter writing, Italian -- History -- 17th century Italian prose literature -- To 1700 -- History and criticism LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- Italian. LITERARY COLLECTIONS -- Letters. Italian prose literature Letter writing, Italian Women and literature Italy Genre/Form Electronic books Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781442697836 1442697830

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