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Major Tudor authors : a bio-bibliographical critical sourcebook
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ISBN: 0313294364 9781429476157 142947615X 9781567507812 1567507816 9780313294365 Year: 1997 Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press,

Women writers in renaissance England
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ISBN: 0582096200 Year: 1997 Publisher: London : Longman,


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Journal of the Early Book Society for the study of manuscripts and printing history
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Year: 1997 Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Pace University Press,

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Tragic Seneca : an essay in the theatrical tradition
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ISBN: 1134802315 1280109815 0585449201 0203432592 9780203432594 9780585449203 9781280109812 9780415124959 9780203432594 0415124956 9781134802319 9781134802265 9781134802302 9780415555043 0415555043 1134802307 Year: 1997 Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge,

The religious art of Jacopo Bassano : painting as visual exegesis
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ISBN: 0521561701 Year: 1997 Volume: *11 Publisher: New York Cambridge University Press

The worth of women : wherein is clearly revealed their nobility and their superiority to men
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ISBN: 1281125636 0226256839 9786611125639 9780226256832 9780226256818 0226256812 9780226256825 0226256820 0226256812 0226256820 9781281125637 6611125639 Year: 1997 Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press,

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Gender equality and the responsibility of husbands and fathers: issues that loom large today had currency in Renaissance Venice as well, as evidenced by the publication in 1600 of The Worth of Women by Moderata Fonte. Moderata Fonte was the pseudonym of Modesta Pozzo (1555-92), a Venetian woman who was something of an anomaly. Neither cloistered in a convent nor as liberated from prevailing codes of decorum as a courtesan might be, Pozzo was a respectable, married mother who produced literature in genres that were commonly considered "masculine"-the chivalric romance and the literary dialogue. This work takes the form of the latter, with Fonte creating a conversation among seven Venetian noblewomen. The dialogue explores nearly every aspect of women's experience in both theoretical and practical terms. These women, who differ in age and experience, take as their broad theme men's curious hostility toward women and possible cures for it. Through this witty and ambitious work, Fonte seeks to elevate women's status to that of men, arguing that women have the same innate abilities as men and, when similarly educated, prove their equals. Through this dialogue, Fonte provides a picture of the private and public lives of Renaissance women, ruminating on their roles in the home, in society, and in the arts. A fine example of Renaissance vernacular literature, this book is also a testament to the enduring issues that women face, including the attempt to reconcile femininity with ambition.


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Journal of the Early Book Society for the study of manuscripts and printing history
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ISSN: 15266790 Year: 1997 Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Pace University Press,

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