The worth of women : wherein is clearly revealed their nobility and their superiority to men / Moderata Fonte (Modesta Pozzo) ; edited and translated by Virginia Cox.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: Italian Series: The other voice in early modern EuropePublication details: Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press, c1997.Description: xxvii, 290 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 0226256812 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780226256818 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0226256820 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780226256825 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Merito delle donne. English
- HQ1148 .F6513 1997
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Translation of: Merito delle donne.
Moderata Fonte and "The Worth of Women" -- Introduction -- Life and Early Works -- Structure and Arguments -- The Question of Unity -- "The Worth of Women" and Renaissance Literary Tradition -- Fortunes and Influence -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- Key to Abbreviations -- Note on the Text -- A Note on Fonte's Sources -- The Worth of Women -- Dedicatory Letter -- Life of Moderata Fonte -- First Day -- Second Day -- Appendix -- The Theme of Women's Equality with Men in Moderata Fonte's "Floridoro."