TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ray,Meredith K.
TI  - Writing gender in women's letter collections of the Italian RenaissanceMeredith K. Ray
T2  - Toronto Italian studies
SN  - 9781442697836
AV  - PQ4183 .W758 2009
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Toronto [Ont.
PB  - University of Toronto Press
KW  - Italian letters
KW  - Women authors
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Women and literature
KW  - Italy
KW  - History
KW  - 16th century
KW  - Letter writing, Italian
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; 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; 2; b
N2  - 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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