Collected Letters of a Renaissance Feminist
Laura Cereta(Author)
Diana Robin(Editor)
University of Chicago Press
Published on 8. June 1997
Book
Hardback
244 pages
978-0-226-10011-1 (ISBN)
Description
This is a collection of the letters of Laura Cereta (1469-1499), which present feminist issues in a predominantly male environment. Cereta's works circulated widely in Italy, and in them she explores the history of women's contributions to the intellectual and political life of Europe. Cereta argues against the slavery of women in marriage and for the rights of women to higher education, the same issues which have occupied women of later centuries. The letters also furnish a detailed portrait of an early modern woman's private experience, for Cereta addressed many letters to a close circle of family and friends, discussing highly personal concerns, such as her difficult relationships with her mother and husband. The letters provide a testament to an individual woman and to enduring feminist concerns.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United States
Publishing group
The University of Chicago Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 23 mm
Width: 16 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight
510 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-226-10011-1 (9780226100111)
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Collected Letters of a Renaissance Feminist
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Content
Introduction to the Series Acknowledgments Translator's Introduction 1: Autobiography 2: Women and Society 3: Marriage and Mourning 4: Woman to Woman 5: The Public Lectures 6: Dialogue on the Death of an Ass Bibliography Index