Writing gender in women's letter collections of the Italian Renaissance

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

Author/creator	Ray, Meredith K., 1969-
Other author/creator	Canadian Electronic Library (Firm)
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, ©2009 (Saint-Lazare, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, 2010)
Description	1 electronic text (x, 362 pages) : digital file.
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Subject(s)	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.

Series	Toronto Italian studies Toronto Italian studies. ^A362209
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.
Abstract	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 note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [323]-354) and index.
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Other forms	Also available in print version.
Reproduction note	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Issued in other form	Print version 9780802097040
Genre/form	Electronic books.
ISBN	9781442697836 (electronic bk.)

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